A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported Gulf of Alaska (0 miles) on Monday. Global time and date of event 12/02/18 / 2018-02-12 21:57:59 / February 12, 2018 @ 9:57 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak18506383. Event ids that are associated: ak18506383. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.9051 West, latitude 56.0639 North, depth = 10 km. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:57:59 / 9:57 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fourty-three, in the last 10 days four hundred and eighty-three, in the past 30 days two thousand and three and in the last 365 days two thousand and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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