A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska (86 miles) on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/07/16 / 2016-07-07 05:25:19 / July 7, 2016 @ 5:25 am. Exact location of event, longitude -164.5727 West, latitude 53.1057 North, depth = 25.7 km. Unique identifier: ak13742558. Ids that are associated to the event: ak13742558. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 25.7 km (16 miles). The temblor was detected at 18:25:19 / 6:25 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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