A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 265 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (165 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -149.3038 West, latitude 56.1119 North, depth = 11.8 km. The temblor was picked up at 17:30:47 / 5:30 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.8 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: ak19074641. Unique identifier: ak19074641. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/04/18 / 2018-04-01 03:30:47 / April 1, 2018 @ 3:30 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-four, in the past 30 days four hundred and seventy-three and in the last 365 days three thousand and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 265 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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