A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, northern Alaska (0 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/08/16 / 2016-08-07 21:19:36 / August 7, 2016 @ 9:19 pm. Exact location, longitude -144.7398° West, latitude 65.4196° North, depth = 5 km. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:19:36 / 9:19 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak13835346. Event ids that are associated: ak13835346. The epicenter was at a depth of 5 km (3 miles).
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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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