A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, Gulf of Alaska (0 miles). Id of earthquake: ak18504678. Event ids that are associated: ak18504678. Exact location of earthquake, -148.4742° West, 56.3718° North, depth 4.3 km. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:45:01 / 9:45 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/02/18 / 2018-02-16 21:45:01 / February 16, 2018 @ 9:45 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 4.3 km (3 miles).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-five, in the last 10 days two hundred and seventy-four, in the past 30 days one thousand, eight hundred and fourty-eight and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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