A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 258 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (160 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.2652 West, latitude 56.2191 North, depth = 10.2 km. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:39:49 / 6:39 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/02/18 / 2018-02-10 16:39:49 / February 10, 2018 @ 4:39 pm. Id of earthquake: ak18463653. Event ids that are associated: ak18463653. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.2 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-nine, in the last 10 days four hundred and seven, in the past 30 days one thousand, eight hundred and four and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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