A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 29 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (18 miles) on Wednesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/01/19 / 2019-01-16 20:06:18 / January 16, 2019 @ 8:06 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019qsjjnf. Id of event: ak019qsjjnf. The temblor was picked up at 11:06:18 / 11:06 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -166.5034 West, latitude 53.6117 North, depth = 66.9 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 66.9 km (42 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 29 km S of Unalaska, Alaska.
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