A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 79 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (49 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -169.2344 West, latitude 52.2604 North, depth = 36.6 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:44:47 / 4:44 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ak19301887. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19301887. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/05/18 / 2018-05-02 15:44:47 / May 2, 2018 @ 3:44 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 36.6 km (23 miles).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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