A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, Gulf of Alaska (0 miles). Global time and date of event 16/02/18 / 2018-02-16 18:46:12 / February 16, 2018 @ 6:46 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.2 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -149.2917° West, 56.3413° North, depth 11.2 km. Unique identifier: ak18504648. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18504648. The temblor was detected at 18:46:12 / 6:46 pm (local time epicenter).
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 sixty-one, in the last 10 days two hundred and ninety-nine, in the past 30 days two thousand and twenty-two and in the last 365 days two thousand and twenty-six 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Gulf of Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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