A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 274 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (170 miles). Unique identifier: ak18448184. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18448184. Global time and date of event 18/02/18 / 2018-02-18 12:48:48 / February 18, 2018 @ 12:48 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 02:48:48 / 2:48 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -148.7506 West, latitude 56.3413 North, depth = 11.6 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 11.6 km (7 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-four, in the last 10 days three hundred and seventy-nine, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and eighteen and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 274 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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