A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 289 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (180 miles) on Saturday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:11:33 / 10:11 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -149.0711° West, 55.9412° North, depth 11.8 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak0205p7gxfz. Id of event: ak0205p7gxfz. Global time and date of event 03/05/20 / 2020-05-03 08:11:33 / May 3, 2020 @ 8:11 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.8 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 289 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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