A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, Gulf of Alaska (0 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -149.2361 West, latitude 55.6235 North, depth = 11.9 km. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:35:13 / 8:35 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/03/18 / 2018-03-29 06:35:13 / March 29, 2018 @ 6:35 am. Unique identifier: ak18813920. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18813920. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 11.9 km (7 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-two, in the past 30 days four hundred and seventy-eight and in the last 365 days two thousand, nine hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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