A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 239 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (149 miles) on Tuesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/02/18 / 2018-02-20 16:30:04 / February 20, 2018 @ 4:30 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -150.1028 West, latitude 56.0494 North, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us2000d9dd. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18470129, us2000d9dd. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:30:04 / 6:30 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and two, in the last 10 days three hundred and seventy-three, in the past 30 days two thousand, two hundred and eighty-seven and in the last 365 days two thousand, two hundred and ninety-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 239 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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