A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 269 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (167 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:20:51 / 3:20 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19396798, us1000e1in. Id of event: us1000e1in. Exact location, longitude -148.5834° West, latitude 56.5482° North, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/05/18 / 2018-05-06 13:20:51 / May 6, 2018 @ 1:20 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty, in the past 30 days two hundred and eighty-nine and in the last 365 days three thousand, one hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 269 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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