A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (159 miles) on Sunday. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:01:03 / 3:01 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak019c7xjyxq. Ids that are associated to the event: ak019c7xjyxq. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 7.4 km (5 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -149.2476 West, latitude 56.2599 North, depth = 7.4 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/09/19 / 2019-09-23 01:01:03 / September 23, 2019 @ 1:01 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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