A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 265 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (165 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 20.61 km, -148.8013° West, 56.4315° North. Event id: us2000db7a. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18448184, us2000db7a. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20.61 km (13 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/02/18 / 2018-02-18 12:48:46 / February 18, 2018 @ 12:48 pm. The temblor was picked up at 02:48:46 / 2:48 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and twenty-seven, in the last 10 days four hundred and twenty-three, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and sixty-two and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 265 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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