A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 59 km SW of Valdez, Alaska (37 miles). The temblor was detected at 17:08:47 / 5:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -147.1652° West, 60.7743° North, depth 18 km. Id of earthquake: ak13733803. Event ids that are associated: ak13733803. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/07/16 / 2016-07-01 01:08:47 / July 1, 2016 @ 1:08 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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