A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, south of Alaska (0 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/08/18 / 2018-08-21 10:52:05 / August 21, 2018 @ 10:52 am. Exact location, longitude -160.7121° West, latitude 52.4096° North, depth = 10 km. Event id: ak20257869. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20257869. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:52:05 / 10:52 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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