A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 275 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (171 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.35 km (13 miles). The temblor was reported at 14:33:25 / 2:33 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/02/18 / 2018-02-08 00:33:25 / February 8, 2018 @ 12:33 am. Exact location of event, depth 21.35 km, -148.7972° West, 56.2904° North. Id of earthquake: us2000d3mr. Event ids that are associated: ak18438819, us2000d3mr.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and ninety-five, in the last 10 days nine hundred and nineteen, in the past 30 days two thousand, one hundred and eighty-four and in the last 365 days two thousand, one hundred and eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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