A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported Gulf of Alaska (0 miles) on Thursday. Unique identifier: ak02020yyhtx. Ids that are associated to the event: ak02020yyhtx. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 8.4 km (5 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/02/20 / 2020-02-13 12:28:10 / February 13, 2020 @ 12:28 pm. The temblor was picked up at 02:28:10 / 2:28 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -149.16° West, 55.7084° North, depth 8.4 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-five 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: Gulf of Alaska.
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