A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 44 km N of Valdez, Alaska (27 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/06/16 / 2016-06-22 20:02:49 / June 22, 2016 @ 8:02 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 19.1 km (12 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:02:49 / 12:02 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -146.4618° West, latitude 61.5222° North, depth = 19.1 km. Event id: ak13681311. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13681311.
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 one and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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