A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 240 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (149 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 12:55:24 / 12:55 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 27/02/18 / 2018-02-27 22:55:24 / February 27, 2018 @ 10:55 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18596477, us2000dcpg. Id of event: us2000dcpg. Exact location of event, longitude -149.8451 West, latitude 56.1503 North, depth = 20.82 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 20.82 km (13 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and eighty-three, in the last 10 days three hundred and eighty-three, in the past 30 days one thousand, three hundred and sixty-seven and in the last 365 days two thousand, six hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 240 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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