A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 76 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska (47 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -148.2806° West, 62.428° North, depth 24.5 km. The temblor was picked up at 07:59:04 / 7:59 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak19369955. Unique identifier: ak19369955. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.5 km (15 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/05/18 / 2018-05-08 16:59:04 / May 8, 2018 @ 4:59 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 76 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska.
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