A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 77 km ESE of Yunaska Island, Alaska (48 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 66.51 km (41 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000avhj. Event ids that are associated: ak16884300, us2000avhj. The temblor was detected at 09:44:45 / 9:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/09/17 / 2017-09-23 20:44:45 / September 23, 2017 @ 8:44 pm. Exact location, longitude -169.6249° West, latitude 52.4046° North, depth = 66.51 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days twenty-one, in the past 30 days fourty and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 77 km ESE of Yunaska Island, Alaska.
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