A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 43 km WNW of Haines, Alaska (27 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14.3 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us1000bw6i. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17673213, us1000bw6i. The temblor was detected at 14:11:24 / 2:11 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -136.0816° West, 59.4415° North, depth 14.3 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/12/17 / 2017-12-25 23:11:24 / December 25, 2017 @ 11:11 pm.
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 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 has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 43 km WNW of Haines, Alaska.
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