A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 40 km SSE of Yunaska Island, Alaska (25 miles). The temblor was detected at 08:39:27 / 8:39 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 26.01 km, -170.5467° West, 52.279° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 26.01 km (16 miles). Unique identifier: us2000asyc. Ids that are associated to the event: ak16875921, us2000asyc. Global time and date of event 19/09/17 / 2017-09-19 19:39:27 / September 19, 2017 @ 7:39 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 40 km SSE of Yunaska Island, Alaska.
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