A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 93 km SW of Atka, Alaska (58 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44.7 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak11632859. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11632859. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/06/15 / 2015-06-24 12:55:54 / June 24, 2015 @ 12:55 pm. The temblor was detected at 00:55:54 / 12:55 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -175.2193° West, 51.6366° North, depth 44.7 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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