A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 22 km S of Amukta Island, Alaska (14 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 59.6 km (37 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/04/16 / 2016-04-28 11:31:14 / April 28, 2016 @ 11:31 am. Exact location, longitude -171.2099° West, latitude 52.2913° North, depth = 59.6 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak13518081. Unique identifier: ak13518081. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:31:14 / 2:31 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 22 km S of Amukta Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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