A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was reported 107 km N of Chirikof Island, Alaska (66 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 38.1 km, -155.6119° West, 56.7925° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/10/15 / 2015-10-10 14:34:54 / October 10, 2015 @ 2:34 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.1 km (24 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak11735074. Unique identifier: ak11735074. The temblor was picked up at 04:34:54 / 4:34 am (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 107 km N of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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