A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 74 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska (46 miles). Exact location of event, depth 46.6 km, -161.3406° West, 54.8736° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 46.6 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 23:20:07 / 11:20 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak0195vuv252. Event ids that are associated: ak0195vuv252. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/05/19 / 2019-05-08 10:20:07 / May 8, 2019 @ 10:20 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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