A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 285 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (177 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:09:17 / 10:09 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -148.6142 West, latitude 56.2736 North, depth = 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19314806, us1000dyeq. Id of event: us1000dyeq. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/05/18 / 2018-05-02 20:09:17 / May 2, 2018 @ 8:09 pm.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days eighty-nine, in the past 30 days two hundred and seventy-nine and in the last 365 days three thousand, three hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 285 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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