A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Kodiak in Alaska on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/05/17 / 2017-05-07 05:42:04 / May 7, 2017 @ 5:42 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15953485. Id of event: ak15953485. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 39.9 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -152.7633° West, 58.3444° North, depth 39.9 km. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:42:04 / 8:42 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Kodiak (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kodiak (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 63 km NNW of Kodiak, Alaska.
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