A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 10 km WSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska (6 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, -179.2527° West, 51.2346° North, depth 25.6 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/08/15 / 2015-08-08 21:02:06 / August 8, 2015 @ 9:02 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 25.6 km (16 miles). The temblor was picked up at 12:02:06 / 12:02 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us100032u4. Event ids that are associated: us100032u4, ak11673379.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days seventy-seven 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 react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 10 km WSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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