A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 116 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (72 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 54.8 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 01/08/16 / 2016-08-01 03:01:18 / August 1, 2016 @ 3:01 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 54.8 km, -166.8729° West, 52.8432° North. The temblor was detected at 16:01:18 / 4:01 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak13821945. Ids that are associated to the event: ak13821945.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and ten 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 116 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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