A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 253 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (157 miles) on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18606300. Id of event: ak18606300. Exact location of earthquake, -149.9736° West, 55.9489° North, depth 10 km. Global time and date of event 26/02/18 / 2018-02-26 00:01:51 / February 26, 2018 @ 12:01 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:01:51 / 2:01 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-nine, in the last 10 days two hundred and sixty-two, in the past 30 days one thousand, three hundred and eighty-one and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 253 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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