A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, Gulf of Alaska (0 miles). Unique identifier: ak18824954. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18824954. Global time and date of event 21/03/18 / 2018-03-21 09:39:26 / March 21, 2018 @ 9:39 am UTC/GMT. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:39:26 / 9:39 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.8 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -149.286 West, latitude 56.4893 North, depth = 10.8 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-seven, in the past 30 days six hundred and twelve and in the last 365 days two thousand, nine hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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