A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 206 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (128 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -149.2195 West, latitude 57.098 North, depth = 38.4 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18210379. Id of event: ak18210379. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/01/18 / 2018-01-27 18:39:39 / January 27, 2018 @ 6:39 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 08:39:39 / 8:39 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 38.4 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 206 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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