A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 88 km SE of Cold Bay, Alaska (55 miles) on Thursday. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18495866. Unique identifier: ak18495866. The epicenter was at a depth of 17.7 km (11 miles). The temblor was detected at 13:44:37 / 1:44 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -161.7832° West, 54.6003° North, depth 17.7 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/02/18 / 2018-02-23 00:44:37 / February 23, 2018 @ 12:44 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 88 km SE of Cold Bay, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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