A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 67 km S of Nikolski, Alaska (42 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, -169.014° West, 52.3417° North, depth 35.58 km. Event id: us70005an8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019b63xy3s, us70005an8. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:02:57 / 3:02 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 31/08/19 / 2019-08-31 14:02:57 / August 31, 2019 @ 2:02 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35.58 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 67 km S of Nikolski, Alaska.
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