A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 280 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (174 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10.4 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 17/02/18 / 2018-02-17 20:35:37 / February 17, 2018 @ 8:35 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 10:35:37 / 10:35 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak18545747, us2000d8a3. Unique identifier: us2000d8a3. Exact location of event, longitude -149.3182 West, latitude 55.9211 North, depth = 10.4 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and fourty-one, in the last 10 days five hundred and fifty-five, in the past 30 days two thousand, three hundred and ninety-two and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 280 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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