A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 18 km WSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (11 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 136.36 km (85 miles). Exact location, longitude 178.2668° East, latitude 51.8712° North, depth = 136.36 km. Global time and date of event 05/01/20 / 2020-01-05 17:22:43 / January 5, 2020 @ 5:22 pm UTC/GMT. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:22:43 / 7:22 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0208jxx2t, us70006ygm. Id of event: us70006ygm.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 18 km WSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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