A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 243 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (151 miles) on Saturday. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:12:27 / 10:12 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 32.7 km, -149.4088° West, 56.3349° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 32.7 km (20 miles). Id of earthquake: ak18442654. Event ids that are associated: ak18442654. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/02/18 / 2018-02-17 20:12:27 / February 17, 2018 @ 8:12 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty, in the past 30 days one thousand, seven hundred and fifty-one and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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