A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 281 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (175 miles) on Monday. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000d9cy, ak18466346. Unique identifier: us2000d9cy. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:17:16 / 9:17 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.581 West, latitude 56.3652 North, depth = 21.88 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 21.88 km (14 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/02/18 / 2018-02-20 07:17:16 / February 20, 2018 @ 7:17 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-nine, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty-nine, in the past 30 days two thousand, one hundred and eighty-seven and in the last 365 days two thousand, one hundred and ninety-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 281 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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