A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 244 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (152 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.8946 West, latitude 56.0715 North, depth = 19.33 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cqbt. Id of event: us2000cqbt. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/01/18 / 2018-01-27 11:14:14 / January 27, 2018 @ 11:14 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 19.33 km (12 miles). The temblor was picked up at 01:14:14 / 1:14 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-six, in the last 10 days two hundred and two, in the past 30 days two hundred and two and in the last 365 days two hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 244 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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