A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Whittier in Alaska on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, -148.7956° West, 60.7861° North, depth 52.7 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 52.7 km (33 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:24:47 / 1:24 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/07/15 / 2015-07-28 21:24:47 / July 28, 2015 @ 9:24 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11661248. Id of event: ak11661248.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Anchorage, Eagle River, Elmendorf Air Force Base. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 76 km (48 miles) from Anchorage (c. 291 800 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Eagle River (c. 24 800 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Elmendorf Air Force Base (c. 6 600 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 6 km WNW of Whittier, Alaska.
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