A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 32 km ESE of Atka, Alaska (20 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:34:41 / 5:34 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/04/20 / 2020-04-05 15:34:41 / April 5, 2020 @ 3:34 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -173.7398 West, latitude 52.138 North, depth = 189.16 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0204f0q70y, us60009evm. Id of event: us60009evm. The epicenter was at a depth of 189.16 km (118 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 32 km ESE of Atka, Alaska.
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