A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 36 km SSE of Haines, Alaska (22 miles) on Sunday. Id of earthquake: ak13480998. Event ids that are associated: ak13480998. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:50:49 / 8:50 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 18/04/16 / 2016-04-18 04:50:49 / April 18, 2016 @ 4:50 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.3 km (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -135.1328 West, latitude 58.9474 North, depth = 0.3 km.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. 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 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 36 km SSE of Haines, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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