A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 88 km S of Kodiak Station, Alaska (55 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/05/17 / 2017-05-11 14:57:36 / May 11, 2017 @ 2:57 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.9 km (9 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -152.5017 West, latitude 56.9769 North, depth = 13.9 km. Unique identifier: ak16019652. Ids that are associated to the event: ak16019652. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:57:36 / 4:57 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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