A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 56 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska (35 miles). The temblor was detected at 14:06:46 / 2:06 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us60006r5i. Event ids that are associated: ak019fmare59, us60006r5i. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/12/19 / 2019-12-06 00:06:46 / December 6, 2019 @ 12:06 am. Exact location of event, longitude -169.5928 West, latitude 53.192 North, depth = 190.05 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 190.05 km (118 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 56 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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