A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Nikiski in Alaska. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 69.4 km (43 miles). Unique identifier: ak12288640. Ids that are associated to the event: ak12288640. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:58:17 / 9:58 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -151.7167 West, latitude 60.7893 North, depth = 69.4 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/12/15 / 2015-12-19 18:58:17 / December 19, 2015 @ 6:58 pm.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 47 km (29 miles) from Kalifornsky (c. 7 900 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Kenai (c. 7 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Sterling (c. 5 600 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sterling, Kalifornsky, Kenai.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 25 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska.
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