A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, Gulf of Alaska (0 miles). Unique identifier: ak18808523. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18808523. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/03/18 / 2018-03-20 12:04:15 / March 20, 2018 @ 12:04 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.8381 West, latitude 56.5198 North, depth = 0.5 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.5 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:04:15 / 12:04 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-eight, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-eight, in the past 30 days six hundred and thirteen and in the last 365 days two thousand, eight hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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