A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 249 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (155 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -149.6542 West, latitude 56.1283 North, depth = 1.3 km. Event id: ak18210384. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18210384. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.3 km (1 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/01/18 / 2018-01-27 18:44:00 / January 27, 2018 @ 6:44 pm. The temblor was detected at 08:44:00 / 8:44 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days two hundred and seventeen, in the past 30 days two hundred and seventeen and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 249 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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