A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 252 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (157 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 21:58:42 / 9:58 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -149.8323° West, 56.0075° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/02/18 / 2018-02-21 07:58:42 / February 21, 2018 @ 7:58 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18474882. Unique identifier: ak18474882.
In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-four, in the last 10 days three hundred and nine, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and thirty-five and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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. 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: 252 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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