A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, Alaska Peninsula (0 miles). Global time and date of event 07/04/16 / 2016-04-07 03:10:40 / April 7, 2016 @ 3:10 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak13432767. Event ids that are associated: ak13432767. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:10:40 / 3:10 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -157.8816 West, latitude 57.0047 North, depth = 4.3 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.3 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days sixty-five, in the past 30 days sixty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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