A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 121 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska (75 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -161.3587° West, 54.3599° North, depth 29.24 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/12/18 / 2018-12-31 06:40:59 / December 31, 2018 @ 6:40 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 19:40:59 / 7:40 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 29.24 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20607512, us2000j7gt. Unique identifier: us2000j7gt.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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