A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 262 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (163 miles) on Monday. Global time and date of event 07/05/18 / 2018-05-07 10:05:13 / May 7, 2018 @ 10:05 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us1000e2hw. Event ids that are associated: ak19428049, us1000e2hw. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:05:13 / 12:05 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -148.7112 West, latitude 56.5475 North, depth = 20 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20 km (12 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and twelve, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-one and in the last 365 days three thousand, two hundred and ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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