A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 111 km S of Atka, Alaska (69 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13003484. Id of event: ak13003484. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.0711 West, latitude 51.2 North, depth = 22.4 km. The temblor was reported at 18:38:52 / 6:38 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.4 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/03/16 / 2016-03-19 06:38:52 / March 19, 2016 @ 6:38 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days seventy-four, in the past 30 days seventy-eight and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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