A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 246 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (153 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.1276 West, latitude 56.4801 North, depth = 23.27 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019b63yc82, us70005ang. Id of event: us70005ang. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.27 km (14 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/08/19 / 2019-08-31 14:04:38 / August 31, 2019 @ 2:04 pm. The temblor was detected at 04:04:38 / 4:04 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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