A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 266 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (165 miles). The temblor was detected at 21:23:36 / 9:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/03/18 / 2018-03-22 07:23:36 / March 22, 2018 @ 7:23 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.59 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 20.59 km, -148.5953° West, 56.5822° North. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18846684, us1000dbj1. Unique identifier: us1000dbj1.
In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety, in the past 30 days six hundred and fourteen and in the last 365 days two thousand, six hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
Did you feel it?
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: 266 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply