A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 79 km NE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (49 miles) on Wednesday. All ids that are associated to the event: ak17707762. Unique identifier: ak17707762. Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -154.5647° West, 56.2294° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/12/17 / 2017-12-27 22:54:15 / December 27, 2017 @ 10:54 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 13:54:15 / 1:54 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 79 km NE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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