A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 144 km SW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (89 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/05/20 / 2020-05-20 19:38:20 / May 20, 2020 @ 7:38 pm. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:38:20 / 9:38 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak0206hibcuw. Unique identifier: ak0206hibcuw. Exact location of earthquake, -156.8834° West, 54.7412° North, depth 0 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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 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: 144 km SW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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