A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 35 km W of Nikolski, Alaska (22 miles) on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/02/17 / 2017-02-26 00:28:15 / February 26, 2017 @ 12:28 am. Id of earthquake: us100087j5. Event ids that are associated: ak15394096, us100087j5. Exact location, longitude -169.3786° West, latitude 52.8765° North, depth = 16.08 km. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:28:15 / 3:28 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 16.08 km (10 miles).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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