A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 105 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (65 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 37.4 km (23 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:58:22 / 11:58 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -169.3196 West, latitude 52.0314 North, depth = 37.4 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/09/18 / 2018-09-02 10:58:22 / September 2, 2018 @ 10:58 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20239881. Id of event: ak20239881.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 105 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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