A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 260 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (162 miles). The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:39:03 / 7:39 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/02/18 / 2018-02-17 17:39:03 / February 17, 2018 @ 5:39 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.23 km (4 miles). Event id: us2000d89t. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18442093, us2000d89t. Exact location of earthquake, -149.7534° West, 55.9599° North, depth 7.23 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five hundred and five, in the last 10 days eight hundred and fifty-one, in the past 30 days two thousand, six hundred and seventy-eight and in the last 365 days two thousand, six hundred and eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 260 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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