A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 53 km WSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (33 miles) on Thursday. Exact location, longitude -178.8897° West, latitude 51.7466° North, depth = 28 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:13:29 / 12:13 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak15909781. Unique identifier: ak15909781. The epicenter was at a depth of 28 km (17 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/05/17 / 2017-05-04 22:13:29 / May 4, 2017 @ 10:13 pm.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-five 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.
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