A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes Gulf of Alaska (0 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 20/02/18 / 2018-02-20 21:54:16 / February 20, 2018 @ 9:54 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:54:16 / 9:54 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -148.9783 West, latitude 56.6022 North, depth = 14 km. Id of earthquake: ak18472099. Event ids that are associated: ak18472099.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days one hundred and one, in the past 30 days one thousand, seven hundred and eighty-two and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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