A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 276 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (171 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/05/18 / 2018-05-12 14:18:32 / May 12, 2018 @ 2:18 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 7.6 km (5 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19565801. Id of event: ak19565801. Exact location of event, depth 7.6 km, -148.6319° West, 56.3909° North. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:18:32 / 4:18 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days sixty, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-five and in the last 365 days three thousand, three hundred and ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. 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: 276 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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