A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 224 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (139 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/02/18 / 2018-02-19 02:51:52 / February 19, 2018 @ 2:51 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 32.82 km (20 miles). Exact location, longitude -150.0045° West, latitude 56.2589° North, depth = 32.82 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18452515, us2000d4x5. Unique identifier: us2000d4x5. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:51:52 / 4:51 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and thirty-one, in the last 10 days four hundred and twenty-four, in the past 30 days two thousand, three hundred and two and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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