A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 242 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (150 miles). Unique identifier: us70007008. Ids that are associated to the event: ak020f2iq3u, us70007008. The temblor was picked up at 01:22:52 / 1:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -151.7815 West, latitude 55.5851 North, depth = 5.4 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/01/20 / 2020-01-09 11:22:52 / January 9, 2020 @ 11:22 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 5.4 km (3 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each 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.
Did you feel it?
What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 242 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
Copyright © 2020 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply