A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 72 km SSE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (45 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.3 km (18 miles). Exact location of event, depth 29.3 km, -177.8378° West, 51.2608° North. The temblor was reported at 12:28:13 / 12:28 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/06/16 / 2016-06-03 00:28:13 / June 3, 2016 @ 12:28 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us200062wu. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13627585, us200062wu.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days ninety-four 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 72 km SSE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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