A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, Gulf of Alaska (0 miles). The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:48:34 / 3:48 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -147.709° West, latitude 56.6365° North, depth = 17.16 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/05/18 / 2018-05-02 13:48:34 / May 2, 2018 @ 1:48 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 17.16 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19301652, us1000dyei. Id of event: us1000dyei.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days sixty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourty-five and in the last 365 days one thousand, four hundred and eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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