A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 255 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (158 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 11.5 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.3918 West, latitude 56.1973 North, depth = 11.5 km. Event id: ak18483818. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18483818. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/02/18 / 2018-02-22 04:55:06 / February 22, 2018 @ 4:55 am. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:55:06 / 6:55 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days two hundred and eleven, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and eight and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 255 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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