A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 250 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (155 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 11.8 km (7 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:32:11 / 6:32 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak18438849. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18438849. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/02/18 / 2018-02-08 04:32:11 / February 8, 2018 @ 4:32 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -150.1424 West, latitude 55.9087 North, depth = 11.8 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fifteen, in the last 10 days five hundred and eight, in the past 30 days one thousand, six hundred and six and in the last 365 days one thousand, six hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 250 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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