A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 207 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (129 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.0724 West, latitude 57.2893 North, depth = 7.3 km. The temblor was detected at 06:05:59 / 6:05 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 7.3 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 16:05:59 / January 23, 2018 @ 4:05 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18182982. Unique identifier: ak18182982.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and four, in the last 10 days one hundred and four, in the past 30 days one hundred and four and in the last 365 days one hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 207 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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