A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 66 km ESE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska (41 miles) on Friday. Exact location of event, depth 2.3 km, -147.6449° West, 61.6365° North. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:59:12 / 7:59 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/08/18 / 2018-08-11 04:59:12 / August 11, 2018 @ 4:59 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20061535. Id of event: ak20061535. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 2.3 km (1 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-nine 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 66 km ESE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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