A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, -174.003° West, 51.3773° North, depth 18.4 km. The temblor was picked up at 01:38:42 / 1:38 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 18.4 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: ak12970654. Ids that are associated to the event: ak12970654. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/03/16 / 2016-03-13 01:38:42 / March 13, 2016 @ 1:38 am UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-three, in the last 10 days fifty-five, in the past 30 days sixty-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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