A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 269 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (167 miles). The temblor was detected at 11:09:12 / 11:09 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.4 km (3 miles). Id of earthquake: ak18693151. Event ids that are associated: ak18693151. Exact location of event, longitude -148.8721 West, latitude 56.3212 North, depth = 5.4 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/03/18 / 2018-03-08 21:09:12 / March 8, 2018 @ 9:09 pm.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-eight, in the past 30 days seven hundred and fifty-three and in the last 365 days two thousand, five hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 269 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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