A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 14 km SE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (9 miles) on Friday. Id of earthquake: ak11672928. Event ids that are associated: ak11672928. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:42:30 / 8:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 178.6274 East, latitude 51.8385 North, depth = 105.3 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 105.3 km (65 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/08/15 / 2015-08-08 05:42:30 / August 8, 2015 @ 5:42 am.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 14 km SE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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