A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 286 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (178 miles) on Friday. Event id: us2000d78n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18504678, us2000d78n. The temblor was picked up at 11:44:58 / 11:44 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/02/18 / 2018-02-16 21:44:58 / February 16, 2018 @ 9:44 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.31 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -148.4541° West, latitude 56.3847° North, depth = 21.31 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fifty-nine, in the last 10 days four hundred and thirty-three, in the past 30 days two thousand and fifty-one and in the last 365 days two thousand and fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 286 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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