A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 73 km ESE of Atka, Alaska (45 miles) on Monday. Id of earthquake: us700091g0. Event ids that are associated: ak0204i8x4al, us700091g0. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.3064 West, latitude 51.8316 North, depth = 35 km. The temblor was picked up at 22:50:19 / 10:50 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 07/04/20 / 2020-04-07 10:50:19 / April 7, 2020 @ 10:50 am UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 73 km ESE of Atka, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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