A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 223 km S of False Pass, Alaska (139 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11663738, us10002xpc. Id of event: us10002xpc. The temblor was picked up at 10:02:34 / 10:02 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -162.7715° West, 52.8783° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 29/07/15 / 2015-07-29 21:02:34 / July 29, 2015 @ 9:02 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 223 km S of False Pass, Alaska.
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