A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes Gulf of Alaska (0 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 18:26:43 / 6:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -150.0549 West, latitude 56.0351 North, depth = 0.6 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18300295. Unique identifier: ak18300295. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/01/18 / 2018-01-24 18:26:43 / January 24, 2018 @ 6:26 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 0.6 km (0 miles).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been six hundred and sixty-five, in the last 10 days eight hundred and twenty, in the past 30 days eight hundred and twenty and in the last 365 days eight hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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