A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 55 km SW of Cordova, Alaska (34 miles) on Thursday. Unique identifier: ak14108018. Ids that are associated to the event: ak14108018. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 30/09/16 / 2016-09-30 03:33:48 / September 30, 2016 @ 3:33 am UTC/GMT. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:33:48 / 7:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -146.5716° West, 60.2539° North.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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 0 and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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