A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, northern Alaska (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -166.4892 West, latitude 65.596 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 04:06:55 / 4:06 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak16359397. Event ids that are associated: ak16359397. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/06/17 / 2017-06-26 04:06:55 / June 26, 2017 @ 4:06 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: northern Alaska.
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