A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 144 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (89 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/10/17 / 2017-10-03 21:20:56 / October 3, 2017 @ 9:20 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 85.2 km (53 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16988519. Id of event: ak16988519. Exact location of event, longitude -156.268 West, latitude 57.0758 North, depth = 85.2 km. The temblor was detected at 12:20:56 / 12:20 pm (local time epicenter).
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 two and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 144 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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