A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 270 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (168 miles) on Monday. Exact location of event, longitude -149.6256 West, latitude 55.8971 North, depth = 2.6 km. The temblor was reported at 09:03:39 / 9:03 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak18790334. Event ids that are associated: ak18790334. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/03/18 / 2018-03-19 19:03:39 / March 19, 2018 @ 7:03 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 2.6 km (2 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-seven, in the past 30 days six hundred and twenty-five and in the last 365 days two thousand, eight hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 270 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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