A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) was reported 271 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (168 miles) on Tuesday. The 3.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:26:55 / 10:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/03/18 / 2018-03-27 20:26:55 / March 27, 2018 @ 8:26 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -148.6386° West, 56.4686° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us1000d9su. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000d9su.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-three, in the last 10 days ninety-two, in the past 30 days four hundred and eighty-five and in the last 365 days two thousand, eight hundred and fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 271 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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