A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 270 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (168 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -148.9432 West, latitude 56.2603 North, depth = 11.5 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/02/18 / 2018-02-14 14:42:06 / February 14, 2018 @ 2:42 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.5 km (7 miles). Unique identifier: ak18493496. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18493496. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:42:06 / 4:42 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-nine, in the last 10 days three hundred and fourty-four, in the past 30 days one thousand, nine hundred and fourty-two and in the last 365 days one thousand, nine hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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