A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes Gulf of Alaska (0 miles) on Friday. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:45:46 / 8:45 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak18504665. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18504665. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/02/18 / 2018-02-16 20:45:46 / February 16, 2018 @ 8:45 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.8 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -148.5674° West, 56.4075° North, depth 11.8 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-seven, in the last 10 days two hundred and sixty-six, in the past 30 days one thousand, eight hundred and ninety and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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