A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 270 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (168 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 21.75 km (14 miles). The temblor was picked up at 11:24:59 / 11:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.4691 West, latitude 56.6339 North, depth = 21.75 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/02/18 / 2018-02-12 21:24:59 / February 12, 2018 @ 9:24 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18434925, us2000d7a0. Unique identifier: us2000d7a0.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and seventy-six, in the last 10 days five hundred and two, in the past 30 days one thousand, six hundred and eighty and in the last 365 days one thousand, six hundred and eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 270 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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