A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 148 km E of Egvekinot, Russia (92 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 33.7 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/02/16 / 2016-02-28 02:01:00 / February 28, 2016 @ 2:01 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12942317. Id of event: ak12942317. Exact location of earthquake, -175.8676° West, 66.2667° North, depth 33.7 km. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:01:00 / 2:01 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 148 km E of Egvekinot, Russia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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