A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) strikes 85 km ENE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (53 miles) on Thursday. All ids that are associated to the event: ak15190765. Unique identifier: ak15190765. The temblor was detected at 03:21:43 / 3:21 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20.3 km (13 miles). Exact location of event, depth 20.3 km, -154.4121° West, 56.1784° North. Global time and date of event 02/02/17 / 2017-02-02 13:21:43 / February 2, 2017 @ 1:21 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. 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 fifteen 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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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: 85 km ENE of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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