A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 81 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska (50 miles) on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/08/18 / 2018-08-25 18:52:24 / August 25, 2018 @ 6:52 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -166.9903° West, 53.1906° North, depth 35.11 km. Unique identifier: us1000ghc7. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20201932, us1000ghc7. The epicenter was at a depth of 35.11 km (22 miles). The temblor was reported at 09:52:24 / 9:52 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 81 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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