A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) strikes 283 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (176 miles) on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 20:29:07 / 8:29 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 8.03 km (5 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -149.3041° West, 55.9004° North, depth 8.03 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/02/18 / 2018-02-16 06:29:07 / February 16, 2018 @ 6:29 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18437729, us2000d77i. Unique identifier: us2000d77i.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and eighty-seven, in the last 10 days six hundred and fifteen, in the past 30 days two thousand, three hundred and ninety-seven and in the last 365 days two thousand, four hundred and one 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 respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 283 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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