A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 246 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (153 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.7879 West, latitude 56.1003 North, depth = 11.5 km. The temblor was picked up at 08:56:21 / 8:56 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.5 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak18573415. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18573415. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/02/18 / 2018-02-22 18:56:21 / February 22, 2018 @ 6:56 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-three, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety-six, in the past 30 days two thousand and three and in the last 365 days two thousand, one hundred and ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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. 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: 246 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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