A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Kodiak in Alaska on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hev3. Id of event: us1000hev3. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:00:19 / 7:00 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/10/18 / 2018-10-20 05:00:19 / October 20, 2018 @ 5:00 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -151.6724° West, latitude 57.4153° North, depth = 10 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 60 km (38 miles) from Kodiak (c. 6 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kodiak (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 60 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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