A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 83 km N of Nikolski, Alaska (52 miles). Global time and date of event 27/10/16 / 2016-10-27 21:46:18 / October 27, 2016 @ 9:46 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 249.2 km (155 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak14291260, us100073d6. Unique identifier: us100073d6. The temblor was picked up at 10:46:18 / 10:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -168.9466 West, latitude 53.6872 North, depth = 249.2 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 83 km N of Nikolski, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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