A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported south of Alaska (0 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 7.4 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: ak16333522. Ids that are associated to the event: ak16333522. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/06/17 / 2017-06-18 08:32:58 / June 18, 2017 @ 8:32 am. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:32:58 / 8:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -162.5968° West, latitude 52.5868° North, depth = 7.4 km.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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