A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 275 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (171 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -148.7668° West, 56.3043° North, depth 22.56 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 22.56 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:57:59 / 2:57 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000db6v. Event ids that are associated: ak18575427, us2000db6v. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/02/18 / 2018-02-18 00:57:59 / February 18, 2018 @ 12:57 am.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fourty-two, in the last 10 days four hundred and fourty, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and sixty-seven and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 275 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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