A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 266 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (165 miles). Exact location of event, depth 21.1 km, -149.1613° West, 56.1762° North. The temblor was detected at 14:36:46 / 2:36 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 17/02/18 / 2018-02-17 00:36:46 / February 17, 2018 @ 12:36 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18545625, us2000d87c. Unique identifier: us2000d87c. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 21.1 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and seventy, in the last 10 days four hundred and sixty-eight, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and seventy-four and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 266 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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