A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 251 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (156 miles). Exact location, longitude -149.379° West, latitude 56.2487° North, depth = 34.9 km. Unique identifier: ak18691757. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18691757. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.9 km (22 miles). The temblor was reported at 06:20:30 / 6:20 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/03/18 / 2018-03-12 16:20:30 / March 12, 2018 @ 4:20 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fifty-nine, in the past 30 days five hundred and ninety-one and in the last 365 days two thousand, five hundred and fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 251 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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