A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 243 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska (151 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/02/18 / 2018-02-01 07:56:23 / February 1, 2018 @ 7:56 am. Event id: ak18435789. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18435789. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:56:23 / 9:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -150.7107 West, latitude 55.8138 North, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and sixty-two, in the last 10 days one thousand, one hundred and thirty-three, in the past 30 days one thousand, one hundred and thirty-four and in the last 365 days one thousand, one hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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