A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 25 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska (16 miles). The temblor was picked up at 11:04:55 / 11:04 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/08/15 / 2015-08-09 19:04:55 / August 9, 2015 @ 7:04 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 169.9 km (106 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -163.5089 West, latitude 55.0763 North, depth = 169.9 km. Unique identifier: ak11673829. Ids that are associated to the event: ak11673829.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 25 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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