A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, northern Alaska (0 miles). Exact location of event, depth 4.2 km, -144.2158° West, 69.4331° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20111227. Id of event: ak20111227. Global time and date of event 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 21:51:45 / August 12, 2018 @ 9:51 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.2 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 21:51:45 / 9:51 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and thirty-four, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty-four, in the past 30 days three hundred and thirty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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