A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 278 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (173 miles). The temblor was picked up at 12:16:20 / 12:16 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -148.5074° West, 56.4662° North, depth 12 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12 km (7 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/03/18 / 2018-03-27 22:16:20 / March 27, 2018 @ 10:16 pm. Id of earthquake: ak18794282. Event ids that are associated: ak18794282.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days thirty-one, in the past 30 days four hundred and three and in the last 365 days two thousand, six hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 278 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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