A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 81 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (50 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 178.6663 East, latitude 51.2212 North, depth = 13.2 km. Global time and date of event 23/06/15 / 2015-06-23 01:22:53 / June 23, 2015 @ 1:22 am UTC/GMT. Event id: ak11632251. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11632251. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.2 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 13:22:53 / 1:22 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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: 81 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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