A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 15 km SE of Atka, Alaska (9 miles) on Friday. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/07/15 / 2015-07-24 23:02:20 / July 24, 2015 @ 11:02 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.04 West, latitude 52.104 North, depth = 182.1 km. Unique identifier: us10002w8n. Ids that are associated to the event: us10002w8n. The temblor was reported at 14:02:20 / 2:02 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 182.1 km (113 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 15 km SE of Atka, Alaska.
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