A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 85 km SW of Atka, Alaska (53 miles) on Thursday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/03/19 / 2019-03-07 17:34:00 / March 7, 2019 @ 5:34 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 51.1 km (32 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak01931fskde. Id of event: ak01931fskde. Exact location of earthquake, -175.2225° West, 51.7632° North, depth 51.1 km. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:34:00 / 5:34 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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