A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (159 miles) on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, -150.0916° West, 55.8658° North, depth 11.7 km. Unique identifier: ak18504616. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18504616. The epicenter was at a depth of 11.7 km (7 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/02/18 / 2018-02-16 14:03:27 / February 16, 2018 @ 2:03 pm. The temblor was reported at 04:03:27 / 4:03 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-nine, in the last 10 days two hundred and ninety-one, in the past 30 days one thousand, eight hundred and fifty-five and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and sixty 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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