A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 250 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (155 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 3.6 km (2 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:03:41 / 1:03 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/02/18 / 2018-02-23 23:03:41 / February 23, 2018 @ 11:03 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18576696. Unique identifier: ak18576696. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.7699 West, latitude 56.0645 North, depth = 3.6 km.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-seven, in the last 10 days two hundred and two, in the past 30 days one thousand, five hundred and eighteen and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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