A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 41 km SSE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (25 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/09/19 / 2019-09-21 01:55:37 / September 21, 2019 @ 1:55 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.9031 West, latitude 51.5389 North, depth = 61.3 km. The temblor was reported at 15:55:37 / 3:55 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak019c4msxbg. Ids that are associated to the event: ak019c4msxbg. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 61.3 km (38 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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. 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: 41 km SSE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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