A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 276 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (171 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/02/18 / 2018-02-26 18:24:44 / February 26, 2018 @ 6:24 pm. Exact location, longitude -148.6541° West, latitude 56.3836° North, depth = 11.9 km. Unique identifier: ak18606395. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18606395. The temblor was picked up at 08:24:44 / 8:24 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.9 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-seven, in the last 10 days two hundred and thirty-seven, in the past 30 days one thousand, two hundred and thirty-seven and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 276 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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