A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 258 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (160 miles) on Thursday. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:42:34 / 8:42 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us2000d3rl. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18439676, us2000d3rl. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 21.44 km (13 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/02/18 / 2018-02-09 06:42:34 / February 9, 2018 @ 6:42 am. Exact location, longitude -149.2695° West, latitude 56.2272° North, depth = 21.44 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and sixty-five, in the last 10 days six hundred and seventy-two, in the past 30 days two thousand and fifty-two and in the last 365 days two thousand and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 258 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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