A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 244 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (152 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/02/18 / 2018-02-18 21:01:30 / February 18, 2018 @ 9:01 pm. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:01:30 / 11:01 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: ak18450703. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18450703. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.9605 West, latitude 56.0485 North, depth = 10 km.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-seven, in the last 10 days three hundred and sixty-four, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and fourteen and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and eighteen 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 244 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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