A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 92 km SW of Atka, Alaska (57 miles). Exact location of event, depth 25.7 km, -175.1241° West, 51.5884° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.7 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 18:21:39 / 6:21 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 06/07/19 / 2019-07-06 06:21:39 / July 6, 2019 @ 6:21 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0198ld733r. Id of event: ak0198ld733r.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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