A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 33 km SW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (21 miles). Global time and date of event 16/03/18 / 2018-03-16 13:38:44 / March 16, 2018 @ 1:38 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: ak18700602. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18700602. The epicenter was at a depth of 12.7 km (8 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:38:44 / 3:38 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 12.7 km, -178.5267° West, 51.7006° North.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days seven hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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