A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 53 km WSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska (33 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.1 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10.1 km, -179.7703° West, 51.0133° North. Id of earthquake: us70007qd7. Event ids that are associated: ak020174b2u0, us70007qd7. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:28:24 / 7:28 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/01/20 / 2020-01-26 07:28:24 / January 26, 2020 @ 7:28 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-nine, in the last 10 days ninety-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and four and in the last 365 days two hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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 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: 53 km WSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska.
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