A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported Gulf of Alaska (0 miles) on Wednesday. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18300250. Unique identifier: ak18300250. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/01/18 / 2018-01-24 15:57:19 / January 24, 2018 @ 3:57 pm. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:57:19 / 3:57 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.0334 West, latitude 56.487 North, depth = 10.9 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10.9 km (7 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six hundred and ninety-two, in the last 10 days eight hundred and twenty-six, in the past 30 days eight hundred and twenty-six and in the last 365 days eight hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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