A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 157 km NNW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (98 miles) on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/11/16 / 2016-11-12 12:01:42 / November 12, 2016 @ 12:01 pm. Event id: ak14319024. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak14319024. Exact location of earthquake, -156.532° West, 57.1455° North, depth 0.1 km. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:01:42 / 3:01 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0.1 km (0 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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