Minor earthquake: M3.3 quake has struck near Chiniak in Alaska

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A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska (132 miles). The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:40:43 / 6:40 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -149.3397 West, latitude 56.5679 North, depth = 19.95 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak024cs2cxsn, us6000nwl2. Unique identifier: us6000nwl2. Global time and date of event 04/10/24 / 2024-10-04 18:40:43 / October 4, 2024 @ 6:40 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 19.95 km (12 miles).

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 212 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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