A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 259 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (161 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000d79y. Event ids that are associated: ak18506377, us2000d79y. Global time and date of event 12/02/18 / 2018-02-12 20:39:21 / February 12, 2018 @ 8:39 pm UTC/GMT. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:39:21 / 10:39 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -148.6577° West, latitude 56.6476° North, depth = 10 km.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and ninety-two, in the last 10 days six hundred and sixty, in the past 30 days one thousand, nine hundred and fourty and in the last 365 days one thousand, nine hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 259 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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