A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes Gulf of Alaska (0 miles) on Thursday. Id of earthquake: ak18241919. Event ids that are associated: ak18241919. The temblor was picked up at 17:37:54 / 5:37 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -147.6789 West, latitude 56.5117 North, depth = 8.6 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.6 km (5 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 03:37:54 / January 26, 2018 @ 3:37 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-nine, in the last 10 days one hundred and seventy-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and seventy-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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