A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 63 km SW of Adak, Alaska (39 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak14190929. Id of event: ak14190929. Exact location of earthquake, -177.3315° West, 51.4911° North, depth 34.7 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 34.7 km (22 miles). The temblor was detected at 12:19:57 / 12:19 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/10/16 / 2016-10-08 21:19:57 / October 8, 2016 @ 9:19 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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: 63 km SW of Adak, Alaska.
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