A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 231 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (144 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/03/18 / 2018-03-05 08:12:42 / March 5, 2018 @ 8:12 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.5713 West, latitude 56.3925 North, depth = 32.2 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18587733. Unique identifier: ak18587733. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:12:42 / 10:12 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 32.2 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fifty-six, in the past 30 days seven hundred and twelve and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every 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.
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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: 231 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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