A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 152 km NNE of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska (94 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 50.9 km, -179.6999° West, 53.256° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 50.9 km (32 miles). The temblor was picked up at 17:27:55 / 5:27 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/03/16 / 2016-03-03 05:27:55 / March 3, 2016 @ 5:27 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ak12940472. Unique identifier: ak12940472.
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 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days 0 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 152 km NNE of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska.
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