A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 118 km SSE of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (73 miles) on Friday. The temblor was detected at 07:36:37 / 7:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -147.7193° West, latitude 69.2137° North, depth = 3.5 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/08/18 / 2018-08-03 16:36:37 / August 3, 2018 @ 4:36 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 3.5 km (2 miles). Id of earthquake: ak20004731. Event ids that are associated: ak20004731.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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