A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 232 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (144 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of event, depth 11.2 km, -149.9917° West, 56.1665° North. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18576615. Unique identifier: ak18576615. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/02/18 / 2018-02-23 06:53:50 / February 23, 2018 @ 6:53 am. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:53:50 / 8:53 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.2 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty-nine, in the last 10 days two hundred and twenty-nine, in the past 30 days one thousand, eight hundred and four and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 232 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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