A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 90 km ENE of King Salmon, Alaska (56 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -155.1458 West, latitude 58.8936 North, depth = 179.2 km. The temblor was picked up at 01:36:04 / 1:36 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ak17004182. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17004182. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 179.2 km (111 miles). Global time and date of event 10/10/17 / 2017-10-10 10:36:04 / October 10, 2017 @ 10:36 am UTC/GMT.
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 0, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 90 km ENE of King Salmon, Alaska.
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