A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, south of Alaska (0 miles). The temblor was detected at 08:24:39 / 8:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/04/17 / 2017-04-10 08:24:39 / April 10, 2017 @ 8:24 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 12 km, -159.8822° West, 53.1698° North. Id of earthquake: ak15744647. Event ids that are associated: ak15744647.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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