A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 38 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska (24 miles). Id of earthquake: ak11744966. Event ids that are associated: ak11744966. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46.6 km (29 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/10/15 / 2015-10-21 09:28:30 / October 21, 2015 @ 9:28 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 22:28:30 / 10:28 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 46.6 km, -168.5275° West, 52.6654° North.
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 one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 38 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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