A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 85 km S of Nikolski, Alaska (53 miles). Id of earthquake: ak20026066. Event ids that are associated: ak20026066. Exact location of earthquake, -168.6661° West, 52.1777° North, depth 39.4 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/08/18 / 2018-08-03 03:17:28 / August 3, 2018 @ 3:17 am. The temblor was detected at 16:17:28 / 4:17 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 39.4 km (24 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 85 km S of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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