A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 47 km SSW of Nome, Alaska (29 miles). The temblor was picked up at 12:05:20 / 12:05 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 11.3 km (7 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak14200972. Unique identifier: ak14200972. Exact location of event, longitude -165.7493 West, latitude 64.1002 North, depth = 11.3 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/10/16 / 2016-10-07 23:05:20 / October 7, 2016 @ 11:05 pm.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 47 km SSW of Nome, Alaska.
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