A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 267 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (166 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 21.24 km (13 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18493499, us2000d6ks. Id of event: us2000d6ks. Exact location of event, depth 21.24 km, -149.3377° West, 56.0752° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/02/18 / 2018-02-14 15:10:16 / February 14, 2018 @ 3:10 pm. The temblor was reported at 05:10:16 / 5:10 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and seventy-three, in the last 10 days five hundred and twenty-five, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and seven and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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 SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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