A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 112 km NE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (70 miles). Unique identifier: ak0191vi02q. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0191vi02q. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.7 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/01/19 / 2019-01-01 13:37:42 / January 1, 2019 @ 1:37 pm. The 3.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:37:42 / 4:37 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 17.7 km, -154.1664° West, 56.4176° North.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 112 km NE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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