A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 65 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska (40 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 24.2 km (15 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/10/18 / 2018-10-16 06:32:37 / October 16, 2018 @ 6:32 am UTC/GMT. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:32:37 / 9:32 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -148.1845° West, latitude 62.296° North, depth = 24.2 km. Event id: ak20284633. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20284633.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 65 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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