A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 276 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (171 miles) on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us2000d6cf. Event ids that are associated: us2000d6cf. The temblor was picked up at 02:55:11 / 2:55 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/02/18 / 2018-02-22 12:55:11 / February 22, 2018 @ 12:55 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 16.93 km (11 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -148.4103° West, 56.5802° North, depth 16.93 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seventy-three, in the past 30 days one thousand, four hundred and twenty-nine and in the last 365 days one thousand, five hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 276 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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