A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (159 miles). The temblor was picked up at 12:00:55 / 12:00 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 3.5 km, -149.9383° West, 55.9303° North. Unique identifier: ak18451148. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18451148. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/02/18 / 2018-02-18 22:00:55 / February 18, 2018 @ 10:00 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 3.5 km (2 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-three, in the last 10 days three hundred and fifty-eight, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and two and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and six 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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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