A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Ester in Alaska. Exact location of event, depth 9.8 km, -148.1162° West, 64.4655° North. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:26:45 / 6:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/10/17 / 2017-10-29 15:26:45 / October 29, 2017 @ 3:26 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.8 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: ak17114190. Event ids that are associated: ak17114190.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Badger, College, Fairbanks. Event epicenter was 46 km (28 miles) from Fairbanks (c. 31 500 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Badger (c. 19 500 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from College (c. 13 000 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 42 km S of Ester, Alaska.
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