A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 51 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (32 miles) on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/11/16 / 2016-11-21 12:11:33 / November 21, 2016 @ 12:11 pm. Exact location, longitude -154.8096° West, latitude 55.8994° North, depth = 6.6 km. The temblor was detected at 02:11:33 / 2:11 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.6 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: ak14545607. Ids that are associated to the event: ak14545607.
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 51 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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