A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes Gulf of Alaska (0 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 11.9 km (7 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 31/08/17 / 2017-08-31 21:41:38 / August 31, 2017 @ 9:41 pm UTC/GMT. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:41:38 / 9:41 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak16749548. Unique identifier: ak16749548. Exact location of event, longitude -142.5846 West, latitude 57.7533 North, depth = 11.9 km.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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