A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 16 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (10 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 108.3 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 17/11/17 / 2017-11-17 07:34:33 / November 17, 2017 @ 7:34 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 178.5184° East, 51.8038° North, depth 108.3 km. Unique identifier: ak17262052. Ids that are associated to the event: ak17262052. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:34:33 / 9:34 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 16 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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