A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 267 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (166 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/02/18 / 2018-02-22 08:40:29 / February 22, 2018 @ 8:40 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.6328 West, latitude 56.5318 North, depth = 6.1 km. Unique identifier: ak18486047. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18486047. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:40:29 / 10:40 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 6.1 km (4 miles).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety-six, in the past 30 days two thousand and in the last 365 days two thousand and 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 267 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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