A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) strikes 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Kodiak in Alaska on Monday. Unique identifier: ak12627730. Ids that are associated to the event: ak12627730. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:04:20 / 8:04 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 45.5 km (28 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -152.4486° West, 58.3433° North, depth 45.5 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/02/16 / 2016-02-02 05:04:20 / February 2, 2016 @ 5:04 am.
The epicenter was 62 km (38 miles) from Kodiak (c. 6 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kodiak (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 61 km N of Kodiak, Alaska.
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