A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 252 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (157 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25.61 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -149.5106° West, latitude 56.1672° North, depth = 25.61 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/02/18 / 2018-02-20 18:11:52 / February 20, 2018 @ 6:11 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us2000d9di. Event ids that are associated: ak18471396, us2000d9di. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:11:52 / 8:11 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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 four hundred and four, in the last 10 days seven hundred and fourty-six, in the past 30 days two thousand, seven hundred and three and in the last 365 days two thousand, seven hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 252 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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