A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported Southeastern Alaska (0 miles) on Tuesday. Id of earthquake: ak16474873. Event ids that are associated: ak16474873. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/08/17 / 2017-08-08 04:38:15 / August 8, 2017 @ 4:38 am. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:38:15 / 4:38 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -136.829° West, 59.8318° North, depth 0 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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