A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Anchor Point in Alaska on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, -152.8405° West, 59.6255° North, depth 101.6 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/10/16 / 2016-10-22 13:08:39 / October 22, 2016 @ 1:08 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 101.6 km (63 miles). The temblor was detected at 05:08:39 / 5:08 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ak14255744. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak14255744.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 73 km (45 miles) from Homer (c. 5 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Homer (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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. 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: 59 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska.
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