A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes Off the coast of Southeastern Alaska (0 miles) on Thursday. The temblor was picked up at 21:47:32 / 9:47 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/07/18 / 2018-07-20 06:47:32 / July 20, 2018 @ 6:47 am. Exact location of event, longitude -140.8332 West, latitude 56.1088 North, depth = 2.8 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 2.8 km (2 miles). Unique identifier: ak19914984. Ids that are associated to the event: ak19914984.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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. 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: Off the coast of Southeastern Alaska.
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