A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 82 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (51 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.3 km (8 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:42:47 / 10:42 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/12/15 / 2015-12-11 21:42:47 / December 11, 2015 @ 9:42 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -169.4629° West, 52.2886° North, depth 13.3 km. Id of earthquake: ak12230671. Event ids that are associated: ak12230671.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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 one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 82 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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