A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 231 km W of Adak, Alaska (144 miles) on Monday. Unique identifier: us6000ady4. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0207cuo2z7, us6000ady4. The temblor was picked up at 14:58:24 / 2:58 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/06/20 / 2020-06-08 14:58:24 / June 8, 2020 @ 2:58 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -179.9783° West, 51.704° North, depth 94.24 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 94.24 km (59 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days two hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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