A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 15 km N of False Pass, Alaska (9 miles) on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 161 km (100 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/03/16 / 2016-03-21 08:48:15 / March 21, 2016 @ 8:48 am. The temblor was picked up at 00:48:15 / 12:48 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak13126702. Unique identifier: ak13126702. Exact location of event, depth 161 km, -163.3787° West, 54.9879° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 15 km N of False Pass, Alaska.
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