A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 71 km NNE of Unalakleet, Alaska (44 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:34:43 / 10:34 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 8.6 km (5 miles). Exact location, longitude -160.3367° West, latitude 64.4836° North, depth = 8.6 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/12/17 / 2017-12-02 07:34:43 / December 2, 2017 @ 7:34 am. Unique identifier: ak17429173. Ids that are associated to the event: ak17429173.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days 0 and in the last 365 days one 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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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