A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 287 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (178 miles) on Tuesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/05/18 / 2018-05-08 18:28:37 / May 8, 2018 @ 6:28 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 11.7 km (7 miles). The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:28:37 / 8:28 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -148.5105 West, latitude 56.318 North, depth = 11.7 km. Id of earthquake: ak19370963. Event ids that are associated: ak19370963.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-eight, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourteen, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-four and in the last 365 days three thousand, three hundred and sixty 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.
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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. 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: 287 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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