A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 278 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (173 miles). Unique identifier: ak18454856. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18454856. The temblor was detected at 22:17:00 / 10:17 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -148.7806° West, 56.2593° North, depth 12 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/02/18 / 2018-02-19 08:17:00 / February 19, 2018 @ 8:17 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 12 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days ninety-one, in the past 30 days one thousand, seven hundred and eighty-three and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 278 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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