A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported Gulf of Alaska (0 miles) on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 1.2 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 15:26:36 / 3:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/08/18 / 2018-08-18 15:26:36 / August 18, 2018 @ 3:26 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -149.9566° West, 55.9345° North, depth 1.2 km. Unique identifier: ak20250763. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20250763.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days fifty-six, in the past 30 days ninety-nine and in the last 365 days three thousand, eight hundred and thirty 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: Gulf of Alaska.
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