A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Juneau in Alaska on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, -133.4746° West, 58.346° North, depth 1.8 km. Event id: ak0209p3da3z. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000b5yp, ak0209p3da3z. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:35:37 / 8:35 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.8 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 29/07/20 / 2020-07-29 08:35:37 / July 29, 2020 @ 8:35 am UTC/GMT.
The epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Juneau (c. 31 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Juneau (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days thirty-three, in the past 30 days fourty-five and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes 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. 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: 55 km E of Juneau, Alaska.
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