A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 146 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska (91 miles) on Friday. The temblor was detected at 23:13:12 / 11:13 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/02/19 / 2019-02-02 10:13:12 / February 2, 2019 @ 10:13 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 13.1 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak0191iqrllo. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0191iqrllo. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -168.087 West, latitude 51.7118 North, depth = 13.1 km.
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 three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. 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: 146 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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