A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 115 km NE of Fort Yukon, Alaska (71 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 07:03:40 / 7:03 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak13877833. Unique identifier: ak13877833. Exact location of earthquake, -143.1224° West, 67.1566° North, depth 5 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/08/16 / 2016-08-24 15:03:40 / August 24, 2016 @ 3:03 pm.
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 0 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 115 km NE of Fort Yukon, Alaska.
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