A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 80 km NNW of Ester, Alaska (50 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0209xxu5p. Id of event: ak0209xxu5p. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 28.4 km (18 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:20:16 / 4:20 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 06/01/20 / 2020-01-06 01:20:16 / January 6, 2020 @ 1:20 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.777 West, latitude 65.4896 North, depth = 28.4 km.
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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 80 km NNW of Ester, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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