A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 174 km NNE of Mayo, Canada (108 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:37:22 / 3:37 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/05/18 / 2018-05-02 11:37:22 / May 2, 2018 @ 11:37 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -134.4553 West, latitude 65.0251 North, depth = 11 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak19301396. Event ids that are associated: ak19301396.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 174 km NNE of Mayo, Canada.
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