A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 103 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska (64 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.9 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/03/16 / 2016-03-27 22:45:59 / March 27, 2016 @ 10:45 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -168.5641° West, 52.0311° North, depth 23.9 km. Event id: ak13188080. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13188080. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:45:59 / 11:45 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-six 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.
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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. 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: 103 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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