A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 254 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska (158 miles). Exact location, longitude -148.8518° West, latitude 56.3005° North, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/09/20 / 2020-09-03 08:00:52 / September 3, 2020 @ 8:00 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ak020bcmiarg. Unique identifier: ak020bcmiarg. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 08:00:52 / 8:00 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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