A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, Alaska Peninsula (0 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -162.5311 West, latitude 54.1977 North, depth = 36.6 km. Id of earthquake: ak12293469. Event ids that are associated: ak12293469. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/12/15 / 2015-12-22 17:05:25 / December 22, 2015 @ 5:05 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36.6 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:05:25 / 5:05 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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