A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 41 km SE of Cordova, Alaska (25 miles) on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18200583. Unique identifier: ak18200583. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 26.4 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -145.2711 West, latitude 60.2591 North, depth = 26.4 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:43:08 / 7:43 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 16:43:08 / January 26, 2018 @ 4:43 pm UTC/GMT.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 41 km SE of Cordova, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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