A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 62 km WSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska (39 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/12/15 / 2015-12-04 13:51:07 / December 4, 2015 @ 1:51 pm. Event id: us20004h67. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004h67, ak12122730. Exact location, longitude -179.9473° West, latitude 51.0672° North, depth = 27.8 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 27.8 km (17 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:51:07 / 1:51 am (local time epicenter).
Every 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 0, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 62 km WSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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