A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 42 km NE of Y, Alaska (26 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:30:23 / 5:30 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 40.5 km (25 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/09/19 / 2019-09-18 14:30:23 / September 18, 2019 @ 2:30 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -149.322° West, 62.4516° North, depth 40.5 km. Unique identifier: ak019bzvs4la. Ids that are associated to the event: ak019bzvs4la.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 one hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 42 km NE of Y, Alaska.
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