A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 265 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (165 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/02/18 / 2018-02-20 04:55:56 / February 20, 2018 @ 4:55 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 18:55:56 / 6:55 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18464939. Id of event: ak18464939. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.7958 West, latitude 56.4451 North, depth = 11.9 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 11.9 km (7 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-one, in the last 10 days two hundred and seventy-one, in the past 30 days two thousand, one hundred and fifty-four and in the last 365 days two thousand, one hundred and fifty-eight 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: 265 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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