A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 56 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska (35 miles) on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/10/18 / 2018-10-01 15:50:34 / October 1, 2018 @ 3:50 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 31.63 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20268334, us1000h90h. Id of event: us1000h90h. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:50:34 / 4:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 31.63 km, -169.3986° West, 52.5492° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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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: 56 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska.
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