A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 284 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (176 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/03/18 / 2018-03-08 03:21:37 / March 8, 2018 @ 3:21 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -148.4589° West, 56.4119° North, depth 11.9 km. Event id: ak18693076. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18693076. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.9 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 17:21:37 / 5:21 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-eight, in the past 30 days seven hundred and thirty-six and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 284 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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