A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 253 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (157 miles). The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:09:09 / 9:09 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.07 km (13 miles). Exact location of event, depth 21.07 km, -149.8264° West, 56.0003° North. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18693091, us1000d3la. Unique identifier: us1000d3la. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/03/18 / 2018-03-08 07:09:09 / March 8, 2018 @ 7:09 am.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fifty, in the last 10 days three hundred and fifty, in the past 30 days one thousand and nineteen and in the last 365 days two thousand, seven hundred and ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 253 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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