A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 257 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska (160 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.6 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 14:16:06 / 2:16 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak18573266. Event ids that are associated: ak18573266. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/02/18 / 2018-02-22 00:16:06 / February 22, 2018 @ 12:16 am. Exact location of event, depth 11.6 km, -150.3038° West, 55.7812° North.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-one, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-two, in the past 30 days one thousand, seven hundred and fifty and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 257 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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