A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 101 km ENE of Eagle Village, Alaska (63 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of event, longitude -139.0058 West, latitude 64.961 North, depth = 11.2 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.2 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:34:44 / 12:34 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak13600074. Event ids that are associated: ak13600074. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/05/16 / 2016-05-21 19:34:44 / May 21, 2016 @ 7:34 pm.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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