A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 157 km SSE of Atka, Alaska (98 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -173.2081° West, latitude 50.925° North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/01/20 / 2020-01-03 04:52:59 / January 3, 2020 @ 4:52 am. Unique identifier: us70006wna. Ids that are associated to the event: ak02051b547, us70006wna. The temblor was detected at 16:52:59 / 4:52 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 157 km SSE of Atka, Alaska.
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