A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 235 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (146 miles). Unique identifier: us2000d8zh. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18571234, us2000d8zh. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -149.8536° West, 56.2033° North. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:00:04 / 5:00 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/02/18 / 2018-02-19 15:00:04 / February 19, 2018 @ 3:00 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and thirty, in the last 10 days four hundred and fourteen, in the past 30 days two thousand, three hundred and sixteen and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 235 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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