A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 87 km WSW of Haines, Alaska (54 miles) on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/12/18 / 2018-12-26 10:00:35 / December 26, 2018 @ 10:00 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -136.9351° West, 59.0557° North, depth 0 km. Event id: ak20547896. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20547896. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:00:35 / 1:00 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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 twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 87 km WSW of Haines, Alaska.
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