A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 89 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska (55 miles) on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13574244, us10005j12. Id of event: us10005j12. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:55:04 / 3:55 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/05/16 / 2016-05-14 02:55:04 / May 14, 2016 @ 2:55 am. Exact location of event, longitude -165.1225 West, latitude 53.4346 North, depth = 33.63 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 33.63 km (21 miles).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. 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: 89 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska.
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