A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 250 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (155 miles) on Friday. The temblor was detected at 19:49:34 / 7:49 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18463597. Id of event: ak18463597. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.7 km (7 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/02/18 / 2018-02-10 05:49:34 / February 10, 2018 @ 5:49 am. Exact location, longitude -149.3623° West, latitude 56.2701° North, depth = 10.7 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 four, in the last 10 days four hundred and twenty-three, in the past 30 days one thousand, eight hundred and three and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 250 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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