A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 260 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (162 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/03/18 / 2018-03-14 08:46:19 / March 14, 2018 @ 8:46 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.3004 West, latitude 56.1724 North, depth = 10 km. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:46:19 / 10:46 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: ak18695186. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18695186.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety-five, in the past 30 days seven hundred and eighty-three and in the last 365 days two thousand, eight hundred and thirty-two 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 260 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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