A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported Gulf of Alaska (0 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 22:31:22 / 10:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/01/18 / 2018-01-24 22:31:22 / January 24, 2018 @ 10:31 pm. Event id: ak18300362. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18300362. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -149.2805° West, 56.1007° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six hundred and twenty-eight, in the last 10 days eight hundred and thirty, in the past 30 days eight hundred and thirty and in the last 365 days eight hundred and thirty-four 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.
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