A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 266 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (165 miles). Id of earthquake: ak18506305. Event ids that are associated: ak18506305. The temblor was reported at 17:59:05 / 5:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 6.3 km, -148.6621° West, 56.5313° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 6.3 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/02/18 / 2018-02-12 03:59:05 / February 12, 2018 @ 3:59 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and sixty-seven, in the last 10 days four hundred and eighty-two, in the past 30 days one thousand, eight hundred and fourty-five and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 266 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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