A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 254 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (158 miles) on Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18583463. Unique identifier: ak18583463. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/02/18 / 2018-02-24 00:37:24 / February 24, 2018 @ 12:37 am. The temblor was reported at 14:37:24 / 2:37 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -149.7169° West, latitude 56.0447° North, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-seven, in the last 10 days two hundred and thirty-eight, in the past 30 days one thousand, five hundred and fifty and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 254 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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