A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 65 km ESE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska (40 miles). The temblor was picked up at 17:19:41 / 5:19 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/09/16 / 2016-09-11 01:19:41 / September 11, 2016 @ 1:19 am. Unique identifier: ak13933030. Ids that are associated to the event: ak13933030. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.2 km (13 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -147.6438 West, latitude 61.6535 North, depth = 20.2 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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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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: 65 km ESE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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