A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 29 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska (18 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 47.9 km (30 miles). The temblor was reported at 09:17:01 / 9:17 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak020765aouo. Unique identifier: ak020765aouo. Exact location of earthquake, -160.3491° West, 55.0844° North, depth 47.9 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/06/20 / 2020-06-04 09:17:01 / June 4, 2020 @ 9:17 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 29 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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