A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 16 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska (10 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 8.8 km (5 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -166.7709° West, 53.8291° North, depth 8.8 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:57:14 / 6:57 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak0207py715i. Event ids that are associated: av62181711, ak0207py715i. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/06/20 / 2020-06-16 06:57:14 / June 16, 2020 @ 6:57 am.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixteen, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days ninety-four 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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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: 16 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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