A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 258 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (160 miles). Global time and date of event 12/04/20 / 2020-04-12 00:17:53 / April 12, 2020 @ 12:17 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 14:17:53 / 2:17 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -149.4533° West, latitude 56.125° North, depth = 8.8 km. Event id: ak0204qcgi5h. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0204qcgi5h. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.8 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-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 react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 258 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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