A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 265 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (165 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 11.8 km (7 miles). Exact location, longitude -149.5817° West, latitude 55.9727° North, depth = 11.8 km. The temblor was picked up at 21:20:30 / 9:20 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 26/02/18 / 2018-02-26 07:20:30 / February 26, 2018 @ 7:20 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18606342. Id of event: ak18606342.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-eight, in the last 10 days two hundred and fifty-three, in the past 30 days one thousand, three hundred and thirty-one and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 265 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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