A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 26 km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (16 miles) on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: av62127981, ak02012950xx, us60007hlf. Id of event: us60007hlf. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:06:57 / 3:06 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 13:06:57 / January 23, 2020 @ 1:06 pm. Exact location, longitude -177.7616° West, latitude 51.8461° North, depth = 5 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-nine, in the last 10 days one hundred and three, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 26 km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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