A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 223 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (139 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, -149.0024° West, 56.9799° North, depth 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18670531, us1000d2yd. Id of event: us1000d2yd. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/03/18 / 2018-03-05 19:55:21 / March 5, 2018 @ 7:55 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:55:21 / 9:55 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and twenty-two, in the last 10 days three hundred and seventy-seven, in the past 30 days eight hundred and eighty-five and in the last 365 days one thousand, eight hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 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: 223 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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