A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 236 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (147 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/09/19 / 2019-09-23 02:22:45 / September 23, 2019 @ 2:22 am. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:22:45 / 4:22 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 5.4 km, -150.0198° West, 56.1087° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5.4 km (3 miles). Unique identifier: ak019c7y9zss. Ids that are associated to the event: ak019c7y9zss.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. 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. 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: 236 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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