A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, Gulf of Alaska (0 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/02/18 / 2018-02-01 16:22:38 / February 1, 2018 @ 4:22 pm. Exact location, longitude -148.6815° West, latitude 56.4962° North, depth = 10.3 km. Unique identifier: ak18435834. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18435834. The temblor was picked up at 16:22:38 / 4:22 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.3 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and thirty-one, in the last 10 days one thousand, four hundred and seventy-six, in the past 30 days one thousand, four hundred and seventy-six and in the last 365 days one thousand, four hundred and eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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