A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 250 km ESE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (155 miles) on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -151.7761° West, 55.2636° North, depth 10 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:47:40 / 9:47 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 09/02/18 / 2018-02-09 07:47:40 / February 9, 2018 @ 7:47 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us2000d3rq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18439687, us2000d3rq.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty-seven and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 250 km ESE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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