A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 244 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (152 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude -149.7334° West, latitude 56.1505° North, depth = 19.98 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 19.98 km (12 miles). The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:53:08 / 2:53 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/02/18 / 2018-02-28 12:53:08 / February 28, 2018 @ 12:53 pm. Id of earthquake: us1000d14s. Event ids that are associated: ak18616422, us1000d14s.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and ninety-five, in the last 10 days six hundred and thirty-seven, in the past 30 days one thousand, five hundred and ninety-three and in the last 365 days two thousand, nine hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 244 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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