A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Larsen Bay in Alaska on Sunday. Exact location, longitude -153.4538° West, latitude 57.8449° North, depth = 40.9 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 40.9 km (25 miles). The temblor was reported at 07:30:42 / 7:30 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/10/15 / 2015-10-18 15:30:42 / October 18, 2015 @ 3:30 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: ak11742474. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11742474.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Kodiak (c. 6 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kodiak (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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. 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: 46 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska.
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