A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 20 km NNE of Adak, Alaska (12 miles) on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/04/16 / 2016-04-22 09:00:49 / April 22, 2016 @ 9:00 am. Exact location, longitude -176.5294° West, latitude 52.0503° North, depth = 21 km. Unique identifier: ak13490375. Ids that are associated to the event: ak13490375. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21 km (13 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:00:49 / 12:00 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 20 km NNE of Adak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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