A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was reported 23 km NW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (14 miles) on Monday. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:09:58 / 5:09 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.3 km (22 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/04/20 / 2020-04-14 03:09:58 / April 14, 2020 @ 3:09 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ak0204tp9sl3. Unique identifier: ak0204tp9sl3. Exact location of event, longitude -155.9068 West, latitude 55.9626 North, depth = 35.3 km.
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-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 23 km NW of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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