A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 128 km SE of Cold Bay, Alaska (80 miles). Global time and date of event 10/02/18 / 2018-02-10 01:10:36 / February 10, 2018 @ 1:10 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -161.5644° West, 54.2478° North, depth 12.37 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 12.37 km (8 miles). Event id: us2000d52g. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18418424, us2000d52g. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:10:36 / 2:10 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and two 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.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 128 km SE of Cold Bay, Alaska.
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