A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 245 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (152 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/01/18 / 2018-01-27 11:25:54 / January 27, 2018 @ 11:25 am. Unique identifier: us2000cqbw. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000cqbw. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.85 km (3 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:25:54 / 1:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.9056 West, latitude 56.0601 North, depth = 4.85 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-seven, in the last 10 days two hundred and three, in the past 30 days two hundred and three and in the last 365 days two hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 245 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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