A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 29 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska (18 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -160.8035 West, latitude 55.1411 North, depth = 55.9 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 55.9 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak17661008. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17661008. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:47:38 / 11:47 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/12/17 / 2017-12-24 20:47:38 / December 24, 2017 @ 8:47 pm UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 29 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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