A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 241 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (150 miles) on Monday. Exact location of event, longitude -149.8123 West, latitude 56.152 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/02/18 / 2018-02-05 16:15:41 / February 5, 2018 @ 4:15 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us2000d28t. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18352013, us2000d28t. The temblor was picked up at 06:15:41 / 6:15 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and twelve, in the last 10 days eight hundred and fifty-four, in the past 30 days one thousand, seven hundred and seventy and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 241 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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