A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 244 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (152 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:13:21 / 12:13 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/02/18 / 2018-02-14 22:13:21 / February 14, 2018 @ 10:13 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -149.1947° West, latitude 56.4559° North, depth = 23.5 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 23.5 km (15 miles). Unique identifier: us2000d6l8. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18493528, us2000d6l8.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and seventeen, in the last 10 days five hundred and seventy-seven, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and seventy-one and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 244 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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