A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 245 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (152 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/04/20 / 2020-04-12 00:17:51 / April 12, 2020 @ 12:17 am. Unique identifier: us700090f7. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0204qcgi5h, us700090f7. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.53 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 21.53 km, -149.3995° West, 56.3181° North. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:17:51 / 2:17 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 245 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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