A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 255 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (158 miles). Id of earthquake: ak18207188. Event ids that are associated: ak18207188. Exact location, longitude -148.9988° West, latitude 56.4442° North, depth = 50.4 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 50.4 km (31 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 23:21:48 / 11:21 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/01/18 / 2018-01-27 09:21:48 / January 27, 2018 @ 9:21 am.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-six, in the last 10 days two hundred and seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and eleven 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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