A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 251 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (156 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 4.8 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:50:11 / 10:50 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/02/18 / 2018-02-08 08:50:11 / February 8, 2018 @ 8:50 am. Exact location of event, longitude -150.1599 West, latitude 55.8943 North, depth = 4.8 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18438895, us2000d3nu. Unique identifier: us2000d3nu.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and seventy, in the last 10 days six hundred and eighty-seven, in the past 30 days one thousand, eight hundred and fifty-two and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 251 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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