A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 253 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (157 miles) on Wednesday. Global time and date of event 16/05/18 / 2018-05-16 22:28:37 / May 16, 2018 @ 10:28 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.3619 West, latitude 56.2355 North, depth = 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19599311, us1000ecmz. Id of event: us1000ecmz. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 12:28:37 / 12:28 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-eight, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifty-six, in the past 30 days three hundred and fourty-one and in the last 365 days three thousand, six hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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