A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 115 km S of Unalaska, Alaska (71 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/07/16 / 2016-07-28 22:33:59 / July 28, 2016 @ 10:33 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us10006bsh. Event ids that are associated: ak13815521, us10006bsh. Exact location of event, depth 22.18 km, -166.8466° West, 52.8506° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 22.18 km (14 miles). The temblor was picked up at 11:33:59 / 11:33 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 115 km S of Unalaska, Alaska.
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