A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 248 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (154 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 23:10:36 / 11:10 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/01/18 / 2018-01-28 09:10:36 / January 28, 2018 @ 9:10 am. Event id: ak18360141. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18360141. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -151.7462 West, latitude 55.4297 North, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days fourty-seven, in the past 30 days fourty-eight and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 248 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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