A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 250 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (155 miles) on Thursday. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:07:13 / 10:07 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/02/18 / 2018-02-15 20:07:13 / February 15, 2018 @ 8:07 pm. Id of earthquake: us2000d8l9. Event ids that are associated: ak18437274, us2000d8l9. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.4044 West, latitude 56.2414 North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four hundred and fourty-five, in the last 10 days eight hundred and two, in the past 30 days two thousand, five hundred and seventy-six and in the last 365 days two thousand, five hundred and eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 250 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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