A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 44 km N of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (27 miles) on Monday. The temblor was reported at 09:27:33 / 9:27 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.2 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 19/05/19 / 2019-05-19 21:27:33 / May 19, 2019 @ 9:27 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: ak0196e8d97s. Unique identifier: ak0196e8d97s. Exact location of event, longitude 178.4826 East, latitude 52.3471 North, depth = 16.2 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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