A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was reported 92 km WSW of Craig, Alaska (57 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 9.9 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 26/10/17 / 2017-10-26 08:01:30 / October 26, 2017 @ 8:01 am UTC/GMT. The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:01:30 / 11:01 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak17098636. Event ids that are associated: ak17098636. Exact location of event, depth 9.9 km, -134.5493° West, 55.2413° North.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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