A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 149 km SSW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (93 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:54:04 / 6:54 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.7 km (12 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -156.8956 West, latitude 54.701 North, depth = 18.7 km. Id of earthquake: ak0208ce3nu. Event ids that are associated: ak0208ce3nu. Global time and date of event 05/01/20 / 2020-01-05 04:54:04 / January 5, 2020 @ 4:54 am UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 149 km SSW of Chirikof Island, Alaska.
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