A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 255 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (158 miles). Exact location of event, depth 11.9 km, -149.7529° West, 56.0141° North. The temblor was picked up at 11:01:10 / 11:01 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak019a2j7bz8. Unique identifier: ak019a2j7bz8. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/08/19 / 2019-08-07 21:01:10 / August 7, 2019 @ 9:01 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 11.9 km (7 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days five hundred and three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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