A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 258 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (160 miles) on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18616440. Id of event: ak18616440. Exact location of event, longitude -149.8004 West, latitude 55.9542 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/02/18 / 2018-02-28 16:37:04 / February 28, 2018 @ 4:37 pm. The temblor was picked up at 06:37:04 / 6:37 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-five, in the last 10 days two hundred and twenty-one, in the past 30 days one thousand and eighty-seven and in the last 365 days two thousand, four hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 258 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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