A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 16.7 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:10:34 / 5:10 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -169.3504° West, 52.3636° North, depth 16.7 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak11675970. Unique identifier: ak11675970. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/08/15 / 2015-08-11 17:10:34 / August 11, 2015 @ 5:10 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days thirty-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-six and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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