A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 10 km ENE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 07:13:37 / January 23, 2020 @ 7:13 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5.8 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: ak020125lvub. Ids that are associated to the event: ak020125lvub. Exact location of event, longitude -177.9914 West, latitude 51.9124 North, depth = 5.8 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:13:37 / 9:13 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-four, in the last 10 days ninety-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 10 km ENE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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