A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 279 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (173 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:27:38 / 10:27 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 31/08/19 / 2019-08-31 08:27:38 / August 31, 2019 @ 8:27 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: ak019b60iuuh. Ids that are associated to the event: ak019b60iuuh. Exact location of earthquake, -148.6069° West, 56.3733° North, depth 0 km.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days four hundred and fourty-six 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 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 279 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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