A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 94 km NE of Adak, Alaska (58 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 196.8 km (122 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak019brqx19d. Event ids that are associated: ak019brqx19d. Global time and date of event 13/09/19 / 2019-09-13 22:40:37 / September 13, 2019 @ 10:40 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -175.7397 West, latitude 52.5149 North, depth = 196.8 km. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:40:37 / 10:40 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 94 km NE of Adak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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