A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 195 km SE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (121 miles) on Monday. The temblor was detected at 13:15:21 / 1:15 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -153.5165° West, latitude 54.5433° North, depth = 11.9 km. Event id: us20002zwf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11654562, us20002zwf. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/07/15 / 2015-07-20 23:15:21 / July 20, 2015 @ 11:15 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 11.9 km (7 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 195 km SE of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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