A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 23 km S of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska (14 miles) on Thursday. Exact location, longitude 179.6409° East, latitude 51.7431° North, depth = 86 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 86 km (53 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak13742694. Event ids that are associated: ak13742694. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:10:37 / 5:10 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/07/16 / 2016-07-07 14:10:37 / July 7, 2016 @ 2:10 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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