A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 242 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (150 miles). Exact location, longitude -149.7774° West, latitude 56.1561° North, depth = 20.49 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/02/18 / 2018-02-16 06:20:09 / February 16, 2018 @ 6:20 am. Unique identifier: us2000d77h. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18504560, us2000d77h. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:20:09 / 8:20 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.49 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and eighty-four, in the last 10 days six hundred and thirteen, in the past 30 days two thousand, three hundred and eighty-nine and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 242 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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