A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 255 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (158 miles). The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:54:52 / 8:54 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/02/18 / 2018-02-15 18:54:52 / February 15, 2018 @ 6:54 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18437197. Unique identifier: ak18437197. Exact location of earthquake, -149.327° West, 56.223° North, depth 10 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and eleven, in the last 10 days three hundred and ninety-six, in the past 30 days two thousand, one hundred and twenty-six and in the last 365 days two thousand, one hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 255 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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