A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 263 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (163 miles). The temblor was detected at 14:44:52 / 2:44 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.6093 West, latitude 56.6253 North, depth = 2.6 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/02/18 / 2018-02-26 00:44:52 / February 26, 2018 @ 12:44 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 2.6 km (2 miles). Event id: ak18606304. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18606304.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-eight, in the last 10 days two hundred and thirty-five, in the past 30 days one thousand, one hundred and seventy-two and in the last 365 days two thousand and five 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 263 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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