A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). The temblor was picked up at 18:40:05 / 6:40 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/02/16 / 2016-02-16 18:40:05 / February 16, 2016 @ 6:40 pm. Unique identifier: ak12876764. Ids that are associated to the event: ak12876764. The epicenter was at a depth of 191 km (119 miles). Exact location, longitude -174.369° West, latitude 52.5768° North, depth = 191 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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