A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 254 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (158 miles) on Tuesday. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20305135. Unique identifier: ak20305135. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/10/18 / 2018-10-30 16:41:22 / October 30, 2018 @ 4:41 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -149.7831° West, latitude 56.0123° North, depth = 11.7 km. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:41:22 / 6:41 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.7 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days thirty, in the past 30 days seventy-seven and in the last 365 days four thousand and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 254 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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