A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Juneau in Alaska. The epicenter was at a depth of 3.9 km (2 miles). Event id: ak0209lymw2e. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000b4x4, ak0209lymw2e. Exact location of event, depth 3.9 km, -133.4639° West, 58.3335° North. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:00:56 / 7:00 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 27/07/20 / 2020-07-27 19:00:56 / July 27, 2020 @ 7:00 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Juneau (c. 31 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Juneau.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixteen, in the last 10 days thirty-one, in the past 30 days thirty-nine and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 56 km E of Juneau, Alaska.
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