A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 264 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (164 miles) on Monday. Exact location, longitude -148.7064° West, latitude 56.5177° North, depth = 21 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 05:25:52 / 5:25 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0195h219y0, us70003fxe. Id of event: us70003fxe. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/04/19 / 2019-04-29 15:25:52 / April 29, 2019 @ 3:25 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days eight hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 264 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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