A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, south of Alaska (0 miles). The temblor was reported at 14:42:38 / 2:42 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15762648. Id of event: ak15762648. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/04/17 / 2017-04-16 14:42:38 / April 16, 2017 @ 2:42 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33.2 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -155.852 West, latitude 55.9101 North, depth = 33.2 km.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: south of Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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