A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 274 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (170 miles). The temblor was detected at 03:59:39 / 3:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/04/18 / 2018-04-15 13:59:39 / April 15, 2018 @ 1:59 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak19237629, us1000dnf1. Unique identifier: us1000dnf1. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -148.6635° West, latitude 56.3947° North, depth = 10 km.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-four, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty-nine and in the last 365 days three thousand, one hundred and ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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: 274 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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