A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Anchor Point in Alaska on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/08/19 / 2019-08-27 00:50:06 / August 27, 2019 @ 12:50 am. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:50:06 / 3:50 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -152.7806 West, latitude 59.9199 North, depth = 95.2 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 95.2 km (59 miles). Id of earthquake: ak019az9qobw. Event ids that are associated: ak019az9qobw, us700058m0.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Homer (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Homer (c. 5 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 59 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska.
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