A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, Gulf of Alaska (0 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18579748. Id of event: ak18579748. The temblor was picked up at 21:32:32 / 9:32 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/03/18 / 2018-03-03 21:32:32 / March 3, 2018 @ 9:32 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.4221 West, latitude 56.2331 North, depth = 4.8 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 4.8 km (3 miles).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-eight, in the last 10 days two hundred and twelve, in the past 30 days nine hundred and sixty-seven and in the last 365 days two thousand, five hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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