A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, Gulf of Alaska (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.8 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -148.5811° West, 56.3297° North, depth 9.8 km. The temblor was picked up at 07:17:18 / 7:17 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/02/18 / 2018-02-20 07:17:18 / February 20, 2018 @ 7:17 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18466346. Id of event: ak18466346.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days one hundred and nine, in the past 30 days one thousand, seven hundred and eighty-seven and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and ninety-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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