A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 118 km S of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (73 miles) on Friday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:50:25 / 5:50 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/07/18 / 2018-07-28 02:50:25 / July 28, 2018 @ 2:50 am. Exact location, longitude -147.9424° West, latitude 69.2003° North, depth = 0 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: ak19975513. Ids that are associated to the event: ak19975513.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days one 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. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 118 km S of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
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