A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 43 km WNW of Haines, Alaska (27 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17673213. Id of event: ak17673213. The temblor was reported at 14:11:24 / 2:11 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/12/17 / 2017-12-25 23:11:24 / December 25, 2017 @ 11:11 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 14.3 km (9 miles). Exact location, longitude -136.0816° West, latitude 59.4415° North, depth = 14.3 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 43 km WNW of Haines, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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