A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 156 km SE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (97 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -153.6372 West, latitude 54.9909 North, depth = 10 km. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:59:49 / 6:59 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us20002x84. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002x84, ak11645938. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/07/15 / 2015-07-06 04:59:49 / July 6, 2015 @ 4:59 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes 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 one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 156 km SE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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