A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 34 km S of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (21 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, -178.055° West, 51.5826° North, depth 13.2 km. The temblor was picked up at 06:58:59 / 6:58 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 13.2 km (8 miles). Id of earthquake: ak14336332. Event ids that are associated: ak14336332. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/11/16 / 2016-11-14 16:58:59 / November 14, 2016 @ 4:58 pm.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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