A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 275 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (171 miles) on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10.5 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak18465596. Event ids that are associated: ak18465596. Exact location of event, depth 10.5 km, -149.2474° West, 56.0172° North. The temblor was reported at 22:40:55 / 10:40 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/02/18 / 2018-02-11 08:40:55 / February 11, 2018 @ 8:40 am.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and six, in the last 10 days four hundred and twenty-three, in the past 30 days one thousand, eight hundred and thirty-eight and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 275 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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