A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 75 km WSW of Amukta Island, Alaska (47 miles). The 3.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:06:42 / 9:06 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/03/18 / 2018-03-10 19:06:42 / March 10, 2018 @ 7:06 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18667172, us1000d4ji. Unique identifier: us1000d4ji. Exact location, longitude -172.3361° West, latitude 52.3362° North, depth = 101.44 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 101.44 km (63 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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