A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 119 km NE of Fort Yukon, Alaska (74 miles). The temblor was detected at 07:16:24 / 7:16 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.1 km (11 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -143.4841° West, 67.3736° North, depth 18.1 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/08/15 / 2015-08-02 15:16:24 / August 2, 2015 @ 3:16 pm. Unique identifier: ak11667700. Ids that are associated to the event: ak11667700.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 119 km NE of Fort Yukon, Alaska.
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