A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 15 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (9 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/08/18 / 2018-08-08 10:06:14 / August 8, 2018 @ 10:06 am. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:06:14 / 12:06 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak20029419. Event ids that are associated: ak20029419. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 178.555 East, latitude 51.8115 North, depth = 102.3 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 102.3 km (64 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 15 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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