A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 111 km SSE of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (69 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:14:33 / 3:14 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 05/08/18 / 2018-08-05 12:14:33 / August 5, 2018 @ 12:14 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 4.5 km (3 miles). Exact location of event, depth 4.5 km, -147.5604° West, 69.2911° North. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20007945. Unique identifier: ak20007945.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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