A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 27 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska (17 miles). Exact location of event, depth 75.76 km, -168.527° West, 53.0733° North. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:18:58 / 4:18 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/06/19 / 2019-06-23 01:18:58 / June 23, 2019 @ 1:18 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 75.76 km (47 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: ak0197zs7w61, us70004jck. Unique identifier: us70004jck.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days ninety-two 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.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 27 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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