A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 84 km WNW of Nome, Alaska (52 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:45:59 / 8:45 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -166.9034° West, 64.911° North, depth 5 km. Global time and date of event 06/10/19 / 2019-10-06 17:45:59 / October 6, 2019 @ 5:45 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005rd6. Id of event: us70005rd6.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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 0 and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 84 km WNW of Nome, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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