A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 231 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (144 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -149.365 West, latitude 56.5315 North, depth = 20.78 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20.78 km (13 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:40:03 / 11:40 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/02/18 / 2018-02-03 21:40:03 / February 3, 2018 @ 9:40 pm. Id of earthquake: us2000d10z. Event ids that are associated: ak18434459, us2000d10z.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four hundred and eighty-five, in the last 10 days one thousand, three hundred and two, in the past 30 days two thousand and three and in the last 365 days two thousand and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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