(Express) – Each day earthquakes can be felt at various locations around the world, especially in some of the world’s most seismically active areas along the Ring of Fire. On Monday, several earthquakes rattled across the globe, including high-magnitude quakes in Alaska, Russia, and Indonesia.
A magnitude-5.2 quake struck 32.9 miles west of Amtignak Island, Alaska at 3.51 pm GMT on Monday. It was preceded by five quakes in the same area, the strongest of which was a magnitude-6.7. The area also struck by two magnitude-2.8 quakes, a magnitude-4.6, and a magnitude-4.4.
A lot of seismic activity happens in Alaska, and 2019 was the runner-up for the most seismically active year. There were a total of 50,289 reported earthquakes, meaning 2019 finished as a runner up to the record-breaking 2018. In 2018, more than 55,000 earthquakes were recorded in Alaska in 2018. That year, a devastating magnitude-7.1 quake struck in Anchorage, Alaska injuring 117 people and damaging several buildings and roads. READ MORE
