A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 52 km S of Yunaska Island, Alaska (32 miles) on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, -170.5991° West, 52.1663° North, depth 25 km. Unique identifier: us10008gr0. Ids that are associated to the event: ak15717597, us10008gr0. Global time and date of event 07/04/17 / 2017-04-07 21:20:46 / April 7, 2017 @ 9:20 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 10:20:46 / 10:20 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25 km (16 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 one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes 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. 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: 52 km S of Yunaska Island, Alaska.
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