A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 29 km W of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (18 miles) on Friday. The temblor was detected at 23:37:00 / 11:37 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 178.0761° East, 51.9045° North, depth 148.6 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 148.6 km (92 miles). Global time and date of event 29/09/18 / 2018-09-29 09:37:00 / September 29, 2018 @ 9:37 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20266755. Id of event: ak20266755.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 29 km W of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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