A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 270 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (168 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:24:55 / 8:24 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000ddfy. Event ids that are associated: ak18919308, us1000ddfy. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.6045 West, latitude 56.5097 North, depth = 19.28 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 19.28 km (12 miles). Global time and date of event 23/03/18 / 2018-03-23 06:24:55 / March 23, 2018 @ 6:24 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-one, in the last 10 days one hundred and sixty-nine, in the past 30 days six hundred and twenty-six and in the last 365 days two thousand, seven hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 270 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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