A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 295 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (183 miles). The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:10:18 / 10:10 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18988216. Id of event: ak18988216. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/03/18 / 2018-03-29 20:10:18 / March 29, 2018 @ 8:10 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 11.9 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -148.5913° West, 56.1529° North, depth 11.9 km.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-one, in the past 30 days four hundred and ninety-one and in the last 365 days two thousand, nine hundred and eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 295 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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