A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 104 km NNE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (65 miles). Exact location of event, depth 33.5 km, -154.8401° West, 56.6536° North. Id of earthquake: ak16392578. Event ids that are associated: ak16392578. Global time and date of event 01/08/17 / 2017-08-01 01:02:37 / August 1, 2017 @ 1:02 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33.5 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 15:02:37 / 3:02 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 104 km NNE of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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