A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 271 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (168 miles). The temblor was detected at 19:01:57 / 7:01 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.6234 West, latitude 56.4879 North, depth = 11.7 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.7 km (7 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/04/20 / 2020-04-12 05:01:57 / April 12, 2020 @ 5:01 am. Event id: ak0204qfcfzz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0204qfcfzz.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-two 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: 271 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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