A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 208 km SSW of Fort McPherson, Canada (129 miles). The temblor was reported at 19:02:43 / 7:02 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.3 km (4 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -136.2945 West, latitude 65.6583 North, depth = 6.3 km. Event id: ak0208gm7m4z. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0208gm7m4z. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/07/20 / 2020-07-02 19:02:43 / July 2, 2020 @ 7:02 pm.
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days six 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 208 km SSW of Fort McPherson, Canada.
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