A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 255 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (158 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 20:20:16 / January 23, 2018 @ 8:20 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -149.41° West, 56.175° North, depth 3 km. Unique identifier: ak18188762. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18188762. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:20:16 / 10:20 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 3 km (2 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-six, in the last 10 days sixty-six, in the past 30 days sixty-six and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 255 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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