A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 88 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska (55 miles) on Saturday. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:00:29 / 2:00 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10.6 km (7 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/07/16 / 2016-07-23 10:00:29 / July 23, 2016 @ 10:00 am. Exact location of event, depth 10.6 km, -144.4138° West, 60.1146° North. All ids that are associated to the event: ak13792842. Unique identifier: ak13792842.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days thirteen 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 88 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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