A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 8 km E of Chernabura Island, Alaska (5 miles) on Friday. Event id: ak0191h566tt. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0191h566tt. The temblor was picked up at 04:39:40 / 4:39 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.7 km (13 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/02/19 / 2019-02-01 13:39:40 / February 1, 2019 @ 1:39 pm. Exact location, longitude -159.4281° West, latitude 54.776° North, depth = 21.7 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 8 km E of Chernabura Island, Alaska.
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