A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 287 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (178 miles). Event id: ak18496696. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18496696. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:50:08 / 6:50 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 11.8 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.6646 West, latitude 56.2096 North, depth = 11.8 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/02/18 / 2018-02-23 04:50:08 / February 23, 2018 @ 4:50 am.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty, in the last 10 days two hundred and thirty-two, in the past 30 days one thousand, eight hundred and thirty-eight and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and thirty-nine 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.
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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: 287 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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