A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was reported 272 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (169 miles) on Wednesday. Event id: us1000d152. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18616435, us1000d152. Exact location of event, longitude -148.8108 West, latitude 56.3237 North, depth = 20.88 km. The temblor was detected at 05:53:26 / 5:53 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/02/18 / 2018-02-28 15:53:26 / February 28, 2018 @ 3:53 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.88 km (13 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and fifty-seven, in the last 10 days four hundred and eighty-seven, in the past 30 days one thousand, four hundred and twenty-seven and in the last 365 days two thousand, seven hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 272 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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