A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 250 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (155 miles) on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us70009211. Event ids that are associated: us70009211. Exact location, longitude -149.731° West, latitude 56.0808° North, depth = 21.48 km. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:12:59 / 11:12 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/04/20 / 2020-04-22 21:12:59 / April 22, 2020 @ 9:12 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.48 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-nine 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. 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: 250 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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