A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 112 km NE of Fort Yukon, Alaska (70 miles) on Monday. Unique identifier: ak18025028. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18025028. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -143.2811 West, latitude 67.2063 North, depth = 4.1 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/01/18 / 2018-01-09 06:45:07 / January 9, 2018 @ 6:45 am. The temblor was picked up at 21:45:07 / 9:45 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 4.1 km (3 miles).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 112 km NE of Fort Yukon, Alaska.
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