A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 274 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (170 miles) on Thursday. The temblor was picked up at 21:52:46 / 9:52 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -148.5642 West, latitude 56.488 North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/02/18 / 2018-02-16 07:52:46 / February 16, 2018 @ 7:52 am. Event id: ak18504573. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18504573.
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-two, in the last 10 days two hundred and ninety-six, in the past 30 days one thousand, eight hundred and sixteen and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 274 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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