A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 150 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska (93 miles). The temblor was reported at 06:59:01 / 6:59 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: ak019c87fbzi. Unique identifier: ak019c87fbzi. Exact location, longitude -166.8257° West, latitude 52.3966° North, depth = 25 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/09/19 / 2019-09-23 17:59:01 / September 23, 2019 @ 5:59 pm.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 150 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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