A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 175 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (109 miles) on Sunday. Global time and date of event 02/11/15 / 2015-11-02 04:16:22 / November 2, 2015 @ 4:16 am UTC/GMT. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:16:22 / 6:16 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -152.8426 West, latitude 56.0301 North, depth = 25 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak11764182. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11764182.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 175 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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