A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 15 km ESE of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (9 miles). Unique identifier: ak0201257z3t. Ids that are associated to the event: av62127296, ak0201257z3t. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:48:47 / 8:48 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.9 km (3 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.9286 West, latitude 51.8493 North, depth = 4.9 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 06:48:47 / January 23, 2020 @ 6:48 am.
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 fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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