A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 267 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (166 miles). The temblor was detected at 11:39:16 / 11:39 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/02/19 / 2019-02-06 21:39:16 / February 6, 2019 @ 9:39 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak0191pjmcar, us2000jmsr. Unique identifier: us2000jmsr. Exact location of earthquake, -149.3403° West, 56.0718° North, depth 20.57 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 20.57 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 twelve, in the last 10 days twenty-six, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 267 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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