A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 133 km SW of Chernabura Island, Alaska (83 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/01/19 / 2019-01-03 05:19:55 / January 3, 2019 @ 5:19 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 28.01 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -161.1891° West, 54.0503° North, depth 28.01 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak01951pepw, us2000j35x. Id of event: us2000j35x. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:19:55 / 6:19 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 133 km SW of Chernabura Island, Alaska.
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