A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 91 km SE of Little Diomede Island, Alaska (57 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 14:49:15 / 2:49 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 25.1 km, -167.1177° West, 65.1605° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/11/18 / 2018-11-24 23:49:15 / November 24, 2018 @ 11:49 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.1 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20454915, us1000hw9c. Unique identifier: ak20454915.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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