A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Anchor Point in Alaska on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/06/19 / 2019-06-02 17:12:58 / June 2, 2019 @ 5:12 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak01971bf5w4. Event ids that are associated: ak01971bf5w4. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:12:58 / 7:12 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 70 km, -152.7992° West, 59.3603° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 70 km (43 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Homer (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 77 km (48 miles) from Homer (c. 5 000 pop).
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 two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 71 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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