A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 88 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska (55 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 62.88 km, -167.6963° West, 53.3002° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 62.88 km (39 miles). The temblor was picked up at 02:14:33 / 2:14 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 14/04/20 / 2020-04-14 11:14:33 / April 14, 2020 @ 11:14 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us700091r3. Event ids that are associated: ak0204tu29xk, us700091r3.
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 six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days ninety-four 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 88 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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