A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 96 km SE of Yunaska Island, Alaska (60 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, -169.7356° West, 51.9934° North, depth 35.5 km. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:52:48 / 1:52 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17090215. Id of event: ak17090215. Global time and date of event 16/10/17 / 2017-10-16 12:52:48 / October 16, 2017 @ 12:52 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.5 km (22 miles).
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 ten, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 96 km SE of Yunaska Island, Alaska.
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