A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 49 km NNW of Amatignak Island, Alaska (30 miles) on Wednesday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:43:53 / 5:43 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 82.9 km (52 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -179.473 West, latitude 51.6459 North, depth = 82.9 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/12/15 / 2015-12-02 17:43:53 / December 2, 2015 @ 5:43 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: ak12172077. Ids that are associated to the event: ak12172077.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 49 km NNW of Amatignak Island, Alaska.
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