A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 251 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (156 miles). The temblor was reported at 18:10:56 / 6:10 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.3315 West, latitude 56.2747 North, depth = 3.9 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 3.9 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/04/18 / 2018-04-07 04:10:56 / April 7, 2018 @ 4:10 am. Unique identifier: ak19232798. Ids that are associated to the event: ak19232798.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days one hundred and six, in the past 30 days four hundred and seventeen and in the last 365 days three thousand, one hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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