A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak020127yoze. Unique identifier: ak020127yoze. Exact location of event, longitude -177.8082 West, latitude 51.85 North, depth = 4.3 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:09:05 / 11:09 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.3 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 11:09:05 / January 23, 2020 @ 11:09 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-four, in the last 10 days ninety-seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and ten and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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