A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 144 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska (89 miles) on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 24.9 km, -166.8561° West, 52.5061° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/09/19 / 2019-09-23 20:45:30 / September 23, 2019 @ 8:45 pm. The temblor was picked up at 09:45:30 / 9:45 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak019c894oxy. Unique identifier: ak019c894oxy. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 24.9 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 144 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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