A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 42 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (26 miles). Id of earthquake: ak0197q4qrog. Event ids that are associated: ak0197q4qrog. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/06/19 / 2019-06-17 17:56:40 / June 17, 2019 @ 5:56 pm. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:56:40 / 7:56 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 52.7 km (33 miles). Exact location of event, depth 52.7 km, 178.2991° East, 51.5909° North.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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