A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 102 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska (63 miles). Id of earthquake: ak020a5n8hbc. Event ids that are associated: ak020a5n8hbc. Exact location of earthquake, -158.3654° West, 55.1004° North, depth 37.3 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 37.3 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/08/20 / 2020-08-08 09:18:07 / August 8, 2020 @ 9:18 am. The temblor was picked up at 09:18:07 / 9:18 am (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-five, in the last 10 days thirty-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 102 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska.
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