A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 278 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (173 miles). The temblor was reported at 02:44:49 / 2:44 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 09/12/18 / 2018-12-09 12:44:49 / December 9, 2018 @ 12:44 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak20474660. Event ids that are associated: ak20474660. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 11.9 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.5449 West, latitude 56.4354 North, depth = 11.9 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days fourty-one and in the last 365 days three thousand, eight hundred and seventy-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 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: 278 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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