A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 279 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (173 miles) on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18241992. Unique identifier: ak18241992. Exact location, longitude -149.2368° West, latitude 55.9785° North, depth = 5.9 km. The temblor was reported at 04:05:01 / 4:05 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 14:05:01 / January 26, 2018 @ 2:05 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.9 km (4 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and seventy-six, in the last 10 days four hundred and twenty-six, in the past 30 days four hundred and twenty-six and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 279 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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