A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 258 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (160 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -149.263° West, 56.2264° North, depth 11.1 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/04/20 / 2020-04-23 22:51:46 / April 23, 2020 @ 10:51 pm. Unique identifier: ak02058wo4e4. Ids that are associated to the event: ak02058wo4e4. The temblor was detected at 12:51:46 / 12:51 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.1 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 258 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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