A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 39 km S of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska (24 miles) on Thursday. Event id: us2000kcbs. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0193ctdsor, us2000kcbs. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.36 km (15 miles). Exact location, longitude 179.689° East, latitude 51.6013° North, depth = 24.36 km. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:29:22 / 5:29 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/03/19 / 2019-03-14 05:29:22 / March 14, 2019 @ 5:29 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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