A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Juneau in Alaska. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.6 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 23:10:02 / 11:10 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: ak020a96lieq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak020a96lieq. Exact location of event, depth 2.6 km, -133.4994° West, 58.3542° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/08/20 / 2020-08-10 23:10:02 / August 10, 2020 @ 11:10 pm UTC/GMT.
The epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Juneau (c. 31 300 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Juneau (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days fifty-five and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 54 km E of Juneau, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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