A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 68 km SE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (42 miles). The temblor was picked up at 18:31:34 / 6:31 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 49.2 km (31 miles). Global time and date of event 07/12/15 / 2015-12-07 06:31:34 / December 7, 2015 @ 6:31 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -177.572° West, 51.3811° North, depth 49.2 km. Event id: ak12152730. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12152730.
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 two, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days eighty-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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 68 km SE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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