A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 12 km WSW of King Salmon, Alaska (7 miles). Unique identifier: ak01927megzj. Ids that are associated to the event: ak01927megzj. Exact location of event, depth 249.4 km, -156.8423° West, 58.6293° North. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:46:19 / 5:46 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 249.4 km (155 miles). Global time and date of event 17/02/19 / 2019-02-17 14:46:19 / February 17, 2019 @ 2:46 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 12 km WSW of King Salmon, Alaska.
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