A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 116 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska (72 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 220.1 km (137 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/04/18 / 2018-04-16 16:51:50 / April 16, 2018 @ 4:51 pm. Exact location, longitude -161.715° West, latitude 56.1323° North, depth = 220.1 km. Id of earthquake: us1000dnvn. Event ids that are associated: ak19240731, us1000dnvn. The temblor was picked up at 05:51:50 / 5:51 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 116 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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