A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 269 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (167 miles) on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/02/18 / 2018-02-12 23:26:35 / February 12, 2018 @ 11:26 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -148.6097 West, latitude 56.5301 North, depth = 10 km. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:26:35 / 1:26 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000d6f9. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18506387, us2000d6f9.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and twenty-nine, in the last 10 days six hundred, in the past 30 days one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-five and in the last 365 days one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 269 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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