A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 115 km NE of Fort Yukon, Alaska (71 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/08/16 / 2016-08-24 21:19:17 / August 24, 2016 @ 9:19 pm. The temblor was detected at 13:19:17 / 1:19 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13878381. Id of event: ak13878381. Exact location, longitude -143.1224° West, latitude 67.1566° North, depth = 5 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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 0 and in the last 365 days 0 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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 NE of Fort Yukon, Alaska.
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