A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 233 km SE of Akutan, Alaska (145 miles). The temblor was picked up at 22:36:28 / 10:36 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -163.5958° West, 52.4865° North, depth 11.3 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 11.3 km (7 miles). Id of earthquake: ak19929898. Event ids that are associated: ak19929898. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/07/18 / 2018-07-21 09:36:28 / July 21, 2018 @ 9:36 am.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes 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 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 233 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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