A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 17 km ESE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (11 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/01/17 / 2017-01-23 22:08:37 / January 23, 2017 @ 10:08 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -177.9032° West, 51.8236° North, depth 11.5 km. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:08:37 / 12:08 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15139144. Id of event: ak15139144. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.5 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 17 km ESE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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