A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 264 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (164 miles). The temblor was reported at 19:32:03 / 7:32 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 21.74 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18545652, us2000d87n. Id of event: us2000d87n. Exact location of event, longitude -148.6066 West, latitude 56.614 North, depth = 21.74 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/02/18 / 2018-02-17 05:32:03 / February 17, 2018 @ 5:32 am.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and sixty-eight, in the last 10 days five hundred and thirty-four, in the past 30 days two thousand and fifty-eight and in the last 365 days two thousand and sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 264 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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