A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 272 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (169 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 7.9 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18488215. Unique identifier: ak18488215. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:16:30 / 1:16 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 22/02/18 / 2018-02-22 11:16:30 / February 22, 2018 @ 11:16 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -148.6216° West, 56.4739° North, depth 7.9 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-three, in the last 10 days two hundred, in the past 30 days two thousand and eighteen and in the last 365 days two thousand and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 272 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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