A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 249 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (155 miles). Exact location, longitude -150.1289° West, latitude 55.9312° North, depth = 11.9 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.9 km (7 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/07/18 / 2018-07-08 13:10:15 / July 8, 2018 @ 1:10 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak19857789. Unique identifier: ak19857789. The temblor was picked up at 03:10:15 / 3:10 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days eighty-three and in the last 365 days three thousand, four hundred and thirty-six 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.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 249 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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