A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 258 km S of Chirikof Island, Alaska (160 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:30:27 / 8:30 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 11 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -155.8424 West, latitude 53.5106 North, depth = 11 km. Global time and date of event 23/04/20 / 2020-04-23 18:30:27 / April 23, 2020 @ 6:30 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: ak02058u5utf. Ids that are associated to the event: ak02058u5utf.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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 one 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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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: 258 km S of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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