A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 135 km ENE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (84 miles). Event id: ak0204x4mzwu. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0204x4mzwu. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/04/20 / 2020-04-16 10:30:47 / April 16, 2020 @ 10:30 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 18.4 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -153.4961° West, 56.0845° North, depth 18.4 km. The temblor was picked up at 00:30:47 / 12:30 am (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 135 km ENE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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