A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 145 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska (90 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -153.2934 West, latitude 55.8697 North, depth = 10 km. Event id: ak20251718. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20251718. The temblor was picked up at 12:28:10 / 12:28 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 11/09/18 / 2018-09-11 22:28:10 / September 11, 2018 @ 10:28 pm UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. 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 two and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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: 145 km E of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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