A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 257 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (160 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/08/19 / 2019-08-23 00:55:19 / August 23, 2019 @ 12:55 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -149.3009° West, 56.2178° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us70005dpm. Event ids that are associated: ak019asnme61, us70005dpm. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:55:19 / 2:55 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days four hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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