A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 240 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (149 miles). Global time and date of event 16/02/18 / 2018-02-16 18:49:50 / February 16, 2018 @ 6:49 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35.3 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -149.3987° West, latitude 56.3882° North, depth = 35.3 km. Unique identifier: ak18438352. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18438352. The temblor was picked up at 08:49:50 / 8:49 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days eighty-five, in the past 30 days one thousand, six hundred and fifty-five and in the last 365 days one thousand, six hundred and fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 240 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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