A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska (89 miles) on Sunday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/11/18 / 2018-11-26 03:28:30 / November 26, 2018 @ 3:28 am. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:28:30 / 4:28 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.8 km (12 miles). Event id: ak20404235. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20404235. Exact location of event, longitude -164.36 West, latitude 53.1484 North, depth = 19.8 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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