A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 54 km W of Cordova, Alaska (34 miles) on Wednesday. Event id: ak20289918. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20289918. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.3 km (13 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:48:06 / 12:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -146.7475° West, latitude 60.5644° North, depth = 20.3 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/10/18 / 2018-10-24 21:48:06 / October 24, 2018 @ 9:48 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 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 54 km W of Cordova, Alaska.
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