A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was reported 255 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (158 miles) on Wednesday. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:33:11 / 10:33 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 96.6 km (60 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -148.9318 West, latitude 56.4877 North, depth = 96.6 km. Event id: ak18726485. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18726485. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/03/18 / 2018-03-22 08:33:11 / March 22, 2018 @ 8:33 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fourty-seven, in the past 30 days four hundred and seventy-seven and in the last 365 days two thousand, seven hundred and ninety-two 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 255 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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