A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, Gulf of Alaska (0 miles). The temblor was detected at 16:47:15 / 4:47 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak18504527. Event ids that are associated: ak18504527. The epicenter was at a depth of 5.6 km (3 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/02/18 / 2018-02-16 02:47:15 / February 16, 2018 @ 2:47 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.583 West, latitude 56.0381 North, depth = 5.6 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-six, in the last 10 days three hundred and twenty-seven, in the past 30 days one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-three and in the last 365 days one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-seven 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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