A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported off the coast of Southeastern Alaska (0 miles) on Sunday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/02/16 / 2016-02-14 09:50:31 / February 14, 2016 @ 9:50 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.7 km (1 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12814028. Id of event: ak12814028. The temblor was picked up at 09:50:31 / 9:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -139.1925° West, latitude 58.2005° North, depth = 1.7 km.
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 three and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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