A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 128 km NE of Chignik Lake, Alaska (80 miles). The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:31:52 / 9:31 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak11696713. Ids that are associated to the event: ak11696713. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.2 km (3 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -157.0672 West, latitude 56.932 North, depth = 4.2 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/09/15 / 2015-09-09 05:31:52 / September 9, 2015 @ 5:31 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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 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: 128 km NE of Chignik Lake, Alaska.
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