A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska (65 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -164.9202 West, latitude 53.3448 North, depth = 3.8 km. Global time and date of event 02/01/20 / 2020-01-02 18:17:58 / January 2, 2020 @ 6:17 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: ak0203lwcsv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0203lwcsv. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.8 km (2 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:17:58 / 7:17 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 104 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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