A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 61 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (38 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12.7 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak0201nmbw8b. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0201nmbw8b. Exact location of event, depth 12.7 km, -155.8274° West, 56.3614° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/02/20 / 2020-02-05 05:01:07 / February 5, 2020 @ 5:01 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 19:01:07 / 7:01 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 61 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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