A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 127 km NNW of Kodiak Station, Alaska (79 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -153.2392 West, latitude 58.8615 North, depth = 2.5 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 2.5 km (2 miles). The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:46:18 / 4:46 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/02/17 / 2017-02-10 01:46:18 / February 10, 2017 @ 1:46 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15252796. Id of event: ak15252796.
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 ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every 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.
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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. 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: 127 km NNW of Kodiak Station, Alaska.
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