A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 246 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (153 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:20:41 / 10:20 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/05/18 / 2018-05-09 08:20:41 / May 9, 2018 @ 8:20 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 19.84 km (12 miles). Unique identifier: us1000e4cv. Ids that are associated to the event: ak19500294, us1000e4cv. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.923 West, latitude 56.044 North, depth = 19.84 km.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days one hundred and seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-four and in the last 365 days three thousand, four hundred and fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 246 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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