A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 140 km NE of Chignik Lake, Alaska (87 miles) on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.4 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 13/10/15 / 2015-10-13 15:04:34 / October 13, 2015 @ 3:04 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: ak11738635. Ids that are associated to the event: ak11738635. Exact location, longitude -157.0699° West, latitude 57.1065° North, depth = 12.4 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:04:34 / 7:04 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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