A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 198 km SW of Amatignak Island, Alaska (123 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:29:21 / 1:29 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 178.7228° East, 50.1244° North, depth 19.3 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/01/19 / 2019-01-02 13:29:21 / January 2, 2019 @ 1:29 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.3 km (12 miles). Unique identifier: ak0193izl9o. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0193izl9o.
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 seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 198 km SW of Amatignak Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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