A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 289 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (180 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 18:20:26 / 6:20 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak019c7zge5t. Event ids that are associated: ak019c7zge5t. Global time and date of event 23/09/19 / 2019-09-23 04:20:26 / September 23, 2019 @ 4:20 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.4 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.1989 West, latitude 55.8708 North, depth = 11.4 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 289 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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