A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 107 km SSW of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska (66 miles). Id of earthquake: ak12794154. Event ids that are associated: ak12794154. Exact location, longitude 179.2097° East, latitude 51.0208° North, depth = 26.4 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:53:46 / 3:53 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/02/16 / 2016-02-04 15:53:46 / February 4, 2016 @ 3:53 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 26.4 km (16 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 107 km SSW of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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