A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 72 km SSE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (45 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/10/15 / 2015-10-28 14:06:11 / October 28, 2015 @ 2:06 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: ak11756485. Ids that are associated to the event: ak11756485. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 32.1 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -177.8789° West, latitude 51.2506° North, depth = 32.1 km. The temblor was picked up at 02:06:11 / 2:06 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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