A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 82 km NE of Y, Alaska (51 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.6079 West, latitude 62.6307 North, depth = 51.4 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 51.4 km (32 miles). The temblor was detected at 19:38:25 / 7:38 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/12/18 / 2018-12-02 04:38:25 / December 2, 2018 @ 4:38 am. Id of earthquake: ak20427976. Event ids that are associated: ak20427976.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. 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 fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 82 km NE of Y, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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