A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 243 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (151 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:31:12 / 5:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -149.8267 West, latitude 56.1171 North, depth = 21.26 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18434340, us2000d0z7. Id of event: us2000d0z7. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/02/18 / 2018-02-03 03:31:12 / February 3, 2018 @ 3:31 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 21.26 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four hundred and sixty-six, in the last 10 days one thousand, five hundred and sixty-one, in the past 30 days one thousand, nine hundred and thirty-seven and in the last 365 days one thousand, nine hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 243 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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