A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (159 miles) on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us70005a19. Event ids that are associated: ak019a2j7bz8, us70005a19. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:01:07 / 11:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -149.7269° West, 56.0178° North, depth 21.99 km. Global time and date of event 07/08/19 / 2019-08-07 21:01:07 / August 7, 2019 @ 9:01 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 21.99 km (14 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days five hundred and five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. 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: 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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