A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 270 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (168 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.7292 West, latitude 56.4191 North, depth = 10 km. Event id: us70006w5a. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019goesbmr, us70006w5a. The temblor was detected at 18:54:12 / 6:54 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/12/19 / 2019-12-29 04:54:12 / December 29, 2019 @ 4:54 am.
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 270 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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