A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 6 km NNW of Amatignak Island, Alaska (4 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 56.1 km (35 miles). The temblor was detected at 16:34:59 / 4:34 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak11877164. Event ids that are associated: ak11877164. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/11/15 / 2015-11-13 02:34:59 / November 13, 2015 @ 2:34 am. Exact location of event, longitude -179.1501 West, latitude 51.3193 North, depth = 56.1 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 6 km NNW of Amatignak Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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