A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 269 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (167 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.16 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.2986 West, latitude 56.0713 North, depth = 20.16 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18545638, us2000d87g. Unique identifier: us2000d87g. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/02/18 / 2018-02-17 02:02:36 / February 17, 2018 @ 2:02 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 16:02:36 / 4:02 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and sixty-seven, in the last 10 days five hundred and seventy-seven, in the past 30 days two thousand, four hundred and in the last 365 days two thousand, four hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 269 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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