A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 238 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska (148 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -150.3356 West, latitude 55.9759 North, depth = 35 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/03/18 / 2018-03-07 11:40:26 / March 7, 2018 @ 11:40 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 01:40:26 / 1:40 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18612666. Id of event: ak18612666.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fifty-nine, in the past 30 days five hundred and fourty-two and in the last 365 days two thousand and fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 238 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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