A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 119 km SE of Cold Bay, Alaska (74 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 13.4 km (8 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -161.6108 West, latitude 54.3225 North, depth = 13.4 km. The temblor was reported at 08:13:51 / 8:13 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/10/15 / 2015-10-08 19:13:51 / October 8, 2015 @ 7:13 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak11738830. Unique identifier: ak11738830.
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 sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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