A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported Gulf of Alaska (0 miles) on Thursday. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:56:57 / 11:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -149.1945° West, latitude 55.3937° North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/05/20 / 2020-05-01 09:56:57 / May 1, 2020 @ 9:56 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000985i. Id of event: us7000985i. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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 one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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