A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 52 km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (32 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 63.7 km (40 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019elxp79h, us60006bct. Id of event: us60006bct. Exact location of earthquake, 178.0259° East, 51.5833° North, depth 63.7 km. The temblor was reported at 13:34:50 / 1:34 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/11/19 / 2019-11-14 01:34:50 / November 14, 2019 @ 1:34 am.
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 three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 52 km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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