A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 130 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska (81 miles) on Wednesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/10/18 / 2018-10-17 21:17:08 / October 17, 2018 @ 9:17 pm. The temblor was reported at 10:17:08 / 10:17 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us1000hdpt. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20285947, us1000hdpt. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.65 km (16 miles). Exact location, longitude -161.3809° West, latitude 54.2763° North, depth = 25.65 km.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 130 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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