A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 56 km WSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska (35 miles). Exact location, longitude -179.8103° West, latitude 51.0124° North, depth = 11.7 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak0201c2zpoc. Unique identifier: ak0201c2zpoc. The temblor was reported at 19:40:19 / 7:40 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 11.7 km (7 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/01/20 / 2020-01-29 07:40:19 / January 29, 2020 @ 7:40 am.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days sixty-seven, in the past 30 days seventy-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 56 km WSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska.
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