A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 254 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (158 miles) on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/02/18 / 2018-02-17 21:52:42 / February 17, 2018 @ 9:52 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -149.7857 West, latitude 56.0104 North, depth = 20.22 km. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:52:42 / 11:52 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20.22 km (13 miles). Unique identifier: us2000d8a8. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18545757, us2000d8a8.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fourty-five, in the last 10 days four hundred and fourty-six, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and sixty-one and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 254 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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