A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 62 km S of Adak, Alaska (39 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location, longitude -176.7699° West, latitude 51.3226° North, depth = 35 km. Global time and date of event 06/08/18 / 2018-08-06 05:57:51 / August 6, 2018 @ 5:57 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 17:57:51 / 5:57 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak20012203. Event ids that are associated: ak20012203.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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