A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 85 km SE of Old Iliamna, Alaska (53 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak14003253. Unique identifier: ak14003253. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 104.8 km (65 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:59:27 / 10:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/09/16 / 2016-09-20 06:59:27 / September 20, 2016 @ 6:59 am. Exact location of event, depth 104.8 km, -153.6715° West, 59.3128° North.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 85 km SE of Old Iliamna, Alaska.
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