A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 108 km WNW of Haines, Alaska (67 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, -137.2867° West, 59.4924° North, depth 30.8 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/11/17 / 2017-11-21 17:09:25 / November 21, 2017 @ 5:09 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak17361324. Unique identifier: ak17361324. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:09:25 / 9:09 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 30.8 km (19 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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 two hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 108 km WNW of Haines, Alaska.
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