A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 260 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (162 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.9323 West, latitude 56.4085 North, depth = 23.88 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18493485, us2000d6kj. Id of event: us2000d6kj. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:46:35 / 3:46 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.88 km (15 miles). Global time and date of event 14/02/18 / 2018-02-14 13:46:35 / February 14, 2018 @ 1:46 pm UTC/GMT.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and thirty-three, in the last 10 days five hundred and ninety-two, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and seventy-six and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 260 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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