A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 89 km NNW of Talkeetna, Alaska (55 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, -150.9858° West, 63.015° North, depth 117.8 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/08/15 / 2015-08-23 03:27:05 / August 23, 2015 @ 3:27 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 117.8 km (73 miles). The temblor was detected at 19:27:05 / 7:27 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak11683532. Ids that are associated to the event: ak11683532.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 89 km NNW of Talkeetna, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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