A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 44 km SSW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska (27 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -152.8996 West, latitude 60.0964 North, depth = 112.2 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 112.2 km (70 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/08/15 / 2015-08-26 19:13:41 / August 26, 2015 @ 7:13 pm. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:13:41 / 11:13 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11686328. Id of event: ak11686328.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-four 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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