A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 51 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska (32 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/09/18 / 2018-09-01 06:46:16 / September 1, 2018 @ 6:46 am. The temblor was picked up at 21:46:16 / 9:46 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.7 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 3.7 km, -138.8893° West, 59.7305° North. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20239016. Unique identifier: ak20239016.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 51 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska.
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