A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 177 km SSE of Chirikof Island, Alaska (110 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 11.9 km (7 miles). Event id: ak13828961. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13828961. The temblor was picked up at 14:52:14 / 2:52 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/07/16 / 2016-07-26 00:52:14 / July 26, 2016 @ 12:52 am. Exact location, longitude -154.1078° West, latitude 54.4867° North, depth = 11.9 km.
Every 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 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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