A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 49 km ENE of Amatignak Island, Alaska (30 miles). Global time and date of event 03/07/16 / 2016-07-03 20:50:19 / July 3, 2016 @ 8:50 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 11:50:19 / 11:50 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ak13736445. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13736445. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.6 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -178.4199° West, latitude 51.3638° North, depth = 19.6 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 49 km ENE of Amatignak Island, Alaska.
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