A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 129 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (80 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/12/16 / 2016-12-29 04:59:38 / December 29, 2016 @ 4:59 am. Exact location of event, longitude -166.6416 West, latitude 52.7159 North, depth = 10.2 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak14825517. Unique identifier: ak14825517. The epicenter was at a depth of 10.2 km (6 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:59:38 / 5:59 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 129 km S of Unalaska, Alaska.
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