A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 263 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (163 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 41.4 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18705094. Unique identifier: ak18705094. The temblor was picked up at 14:38:38 / 2:38 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 41.4 km, -148.684° West, 56.5684° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/03/18 / 2018-03-18 00:38:38 / March 18, 2018 @ 12:38 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days ninety-seven, in the past 30 days five hundred and sixty-six and in the last 365 days two thousand, five hundred and seventeen 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.
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