A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 299 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (186 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8.94 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -149.2347° West, latitude 55.7394° North, depth = 8.94 km. Id of earthquake: us1000d3zd. Event ids that are associated: ak18607716, us1000d3zd. Global time and date of event 07/03/18 / 2018-03-07 01:02:40 / March 7, 2018 @ 1:02 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 15:02:40 / 3:02 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fourty-three, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty-eight, in the past 30 days one thousand and fifty-four and in the last 365 days two thousand, seven hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. 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: 299 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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