A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 21 km E of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (13 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:34:10 / 3:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 5 km, -177.8407° West, 51.85° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: av62128031, ak020129ax2m, us60007kx6. Id of event: us60007kx6. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 13:34:10 / January 23, 2020 @ 1:34 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-nine, in the last 10 days one hundred and three, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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