A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 14 km E of Chignik Lake, Alaska (9 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 82.1 km (51 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/08/18 / 2018-08-08 07:57:32 / August 8, 2018 @ 7:57 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -158.531 West, latitude 56.2473 North, depth = 82.1 km. The temblor was picked up at 22:57:32 / 10:57 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: ak20028845. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20028845.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 14 km E of Chignik Lake, Alaska.
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