A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Kodiak in Alaska on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 23.1 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/08/18 / 2018-08-25 20:58:05 / August 25, 2018 @ 8:58 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak20204249. Event ids that are associated: ak20204249, us1000ghcq. Exact location of earthquake, -151.611° West, 58.2639° North, depth 23.1 km. The temblor was picked up at 11:58:05 / 11:58 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Kodiak (c. 6 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kodiak (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 70 km NE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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