A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 215 km SE of Akutan, Alaska (134 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -163.8911 West, latitude 52.5644 North, depth = 9.3 km. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:37:02 / 3:37 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.3 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak12332461. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12332461. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/12/15 / 2015-12-29 14:37:02 / December 29, 2015 @ 2:37 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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