A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) strikes 277 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (172 miles) on Thursday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/02/18 / 2018-02-15 21:11:33 / February 15, 2018 @ 9:11 pm. Exact location of event, depth 22.5 km, -148.6048° West, 56.3992° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.5 km (14 miles). The temblor was picked up at 11:11:33 / 11:11 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18437292, us2000d8lc. Id of event: us2000d8lc.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fourty-two, in the last 10 days four hundred and fourty-nine, in the past 30 days two thousand, one hundred and thirty-two and in the last 365 days two thousand, one hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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