A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 76 km NW of Chirikof Island, Alaska (47 miles). Global time and date of event 12/07/18 / 2018-07-12 02:57:46 / July 12, 2018 @ 2:57 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 9.6 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -156.5985° West, 56.2463° North, depth 9.6 km. The temblor was reported at 16:57:46 / 4:57 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: ak19858158. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19858158.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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