A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 81 km SSE of Old Iliamna, Alaska (50 miles) on Thursday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/03/16 / 2016-03-25 02:45:22 / March 25, 2016 @ 2:45 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 190.5 km (118 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -154.3318 West, latitude 59.0848 North, depth = 190.5 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak13070931. Unique identifier: ak13070931. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:45:22 / 6:45 pm (local time epicenter).
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 one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 81 km SSE of Old Iliamna, Alaska.
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