A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 95 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska (59 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.3 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/03/16 / 2016-03-28 05:34:38 / March 28, 2016 @ 5:34 am. Event id: ak13115664. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13115664. The temblor was reported at 18:34:38 / 6:34 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -168.3929° West, 52.1324° North, depth 24.3 km.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes 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 eight, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 95 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska.
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