A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 242 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (150 miles) on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18372558, us2000d2h4. Id of event: us2000d2h4. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.2898 West, latitude 56.4273 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:31:57 / 6:31 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/02/18 / 2018-02-06 16:31:57 / February 6, 2018 @ 4:31 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and fourty-seven, in the last 10 days seven hundred and eighty-four, in the past 30 days one thousand, eight hundred and fourty-six and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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: 242 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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