A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 171 km S of Nikolski, Alaska (106 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/03/20 / 2020-03-09 00:59:03 / March 9, 2020 @ 12:59 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 19.4 km (12 miles). Unique identifier: ak020364flm6. Ids that are associated to the event: ak020364flm6. Exact location of event, longitude -168.4177 West, latitude 51.4252 North, depth = 19.4 km. The temblor was detected at 13:59:03 / 1:59 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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