A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 299 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (186 miles). The temblor was reported at 20:34:09 / 8:34 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 8.7 km (5 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -148.2248 West, latitude 56.3537 North, depth = 8.7 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/03/18 / 2018-03-08 06:34:09 / March 8, 2018 @ 6:34 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18693087. Unique identifier: ak18693087.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-three, in the past 30 days six hundred and fifty-two and in the last 365 days two thousand, one hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 299 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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