A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 257 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (160 miles). The temblor was detected at 14:42:46 / 2:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.4924 West, latitude 56.1074 North, depth = 22.07 km. Unique identifier: us2000db6u. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18575425, us2000db6u. Global time and date of event 18/02/18 / 2018-02-18 00:42:46 / February 18, 2018 @ 12:42 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.07 km (14 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and thirty-six, in the last 10 days five hundred and fourty-four, in the past 30 days two thousand, three hundred and ninety-five and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 257 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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