A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 33 km NW of Valdez, Alaska (21 miles) on Friday. Event id: ak13852596. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13852596. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/08/16 / 2016-08-19 10:32:25 / August 19, 2016 @ 10:32 am. The temblor was detected at 02:32:25 / 2:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -146.8283° West, latitude 61.3181° North, depth = 15 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 15 km (9 miles).
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-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 33 km NW of Valdez, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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