A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 74 km WSW of McGrath, Alaska (46 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -156.8257 West, latitude 62.6009 North, depth = 5.4 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.4 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/04/20 / 2020-04-21 18:09:12 / April 21, 2020 @ 6:09 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak02055iymmt. Unique identifier: ak02055iymmt. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:09:12 / 9:09 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 74 km WSW of McGrath, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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