A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 273 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (170 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -148.5939° West, 56.475° North, depth 20.8 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/02/18 / 2018-02-03 03:51:24 / February 3, 2018 @ 3:51 am. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:51:24 / 5:51 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.8 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us2000d0z8. Event ids that are associated: ak18434343, us2000d0z8.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four hundred and fourty-two, in the last 10 days one thousand, four hundred and thirty-one, in the past 30 days one thousand, seven hundred and eighty-five and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 273 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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