A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 63 km SE of Atka, Alaska (39 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/07/19 / 2019-07-19 21:00:36 / July 19, 2019 @ 9:00 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -173.5565° West, 51.7832° North, depth 15.11 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 15.11 km (9 miles). The temblor was reported at 09:00:36 / 9:00 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us60004zz6. Event ids that are associated: ak019973zj3l, us60004zz6.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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. 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: 63 km SE of Atka, Alaska.
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