A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 262 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (163 miles) on Monday. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:10:14 / 2:10 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 06/02/18 / 2018-02-06 00:10:14 / February 6, 2018 @ 12:10 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.95 km (13 miles). Event id: us2000d2ga. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18436792, us2000d2ga. Exact location of event, longitude -148.7108 West, latitude 56.5562 North, depth = 20.95 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and seventy-five, in the last 10 days seven hundred and fourty-two, in the past 30 days one thousand, six hundred and eight and in the last 365 days one thousand, six hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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