A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 249 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (155 miles). The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:52:02 / 10:52 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -149.8472 West, latitude 56.046 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: ak18231897. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18231897. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 20:52:02 / January 23, 2018 @ 8:52 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and fifty, in the last 10 days three hundred and fifty, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 249 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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