A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 234 km SSW of Chernabura Island, Alaska (145 miles) on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/05/19 / 2019-05-30 03:57:09 / May 30, 2019 @ 3:57 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -160.9032 West, latitude 52.8316 North, depth = 1.8 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0196w4qlfo. Id of event: ak0196w4qlfo. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 1.8 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:57:09 / 4:57 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 234 km SSW of Chernabura Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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