A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 252 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (157 miles) on Friday. The temblor was detected at 19:48:43 / 7:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -149.5555 West, latitude 56.1455 North, depth = 22.46 km. Unique identifier: us2000d0zj. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18434356, us2000d0zj. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.46 km (14 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/02/18 / 2018-02-03 05:48:43 / February 3, 2018 @ 5:48 am.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four hundred and fifteen, in the last 10 days one thousand, four hundred and fifty, in the past 30 days one thousand, eight hundred and sixty-nine and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 252 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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