A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.84 (ml/mb) was reported 19 km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (12 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 4.86 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: av62127366. Unique identifier: av62127366. The 2.84-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:14:57 / 9:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.8636667 West, latitude 51.851 North, depth = 4.86 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 07:14:57 / January 23, 2020 @ 7:14 am UTC/GMT.
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-seven, in the last 10 days twenty-nine, in the past 30 days fourty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 19 km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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