A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 264 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (164 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -148.5955° West, 56.6153° North, depth 7.6 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.6 km (5 miles). The temblor was picked up at 17:03:27 / 5:03 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: ak18439286. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18439286. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/02/18 / 2018-02-17 03:03:27 / February 17, 2018 @ 3:03 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-eight, in the last 10 days two hundred and eighty-three, in the past 30 days one thousand, seven hundred and thirty-six and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 264 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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