A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 174 km SW of Amatignak Island, Alaska (108 miles) on Saturday. Exact location, longitude 179.0344° East, latitude 50.233° North, depth = 26.2 km. Id of earthquake: ak11697014. Event ids that are associated: ak11697014. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 26.2 km (16 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/08/15 / 2015-08-28 20:02:52 / August 28, 2015 @ 8:02 pm. The temblor was reported at 08:02:52 / 8:02 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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