A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 295 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (183 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.9 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: ak18576647. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18576647. Exact location of earthquake, -148.3° West, 56.3547° North, depth 11.9 km. Global time and date of event 23/02/18 / 2018-02-23 13:09:49 / February 23, 2018 @ 1:09 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 03:09:49 / 3:09 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourty, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety-four, in the past 30 days one thousand, four hundred and eighty and in the last 365 days one thousand, nine hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 295 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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