A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 255 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (158 miles) on Tuesday. Unique identifier: ak0195vrie0j. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0195vrie0j. Exact location of earthquake, -149.8616° West, 55.9715° North, depth 11.9 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/05/19 / 2019-05-08 04:57:04 / May 8, 2019 @ 4:57 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 11.9 km (7 miles). The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:57:04 / 6:57 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days seven hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 255 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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