A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 245 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (152 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 35.2 km (22 miles). The temblor was detected at 21:03:37 / 9:03 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak18948757. Event ids that are associated: ak18948757. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/04/18 / 2018-04-04 07:03:37 / April 4, 2018 @ 7:03 am. Exact location of event, depth 35.2 km, -149.8618° West, 56.0801° North.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days sixty-three, in the past 30 days three hundred and fourty-six and in the last 365 days two thousand, nine hundred and eighty-two 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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