A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 47 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska (29 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -169.5268 West, latitude 52.7972 North, depth = 11 km. The temblor was reported at 05:50:34 / 5:50 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 01/10/18 / 2018-10-01 15:50:34 / October 1, 2018 @ 3:50 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20268334. Id of event: ak20268334. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11 km (7 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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: 47 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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