A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada (89 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -140.0147 West, latitude 61.1792 North, depth = 5.74 km. The temblor was picked up at 22:58:44 / 10:58 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 31/05/20 / 2020-05-31 22:58:44 / May 31, 2020 @ 10:58 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.74 km (4 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0206zr4tfp, us6000a3c8. Id of event: us6000a3c8.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 143 km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada.
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