A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 71 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska (44 miles). The temblor was detected at 21:46:07 / 9:46 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -153.0934° West, 59.8484° North, depth 100 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 100 km (62 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/08/16 / 2016-08-13 05:46:07 / August 13, 2016 @ 5:46 am. Unique identifier: ak13841831. Ids that are associated to the event: ak13841831.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 71 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska.
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