A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 258 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (160 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, -149.6607° West, 56.0167° North, depth 8.5 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.5 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:41:10 / 2:41 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak18196228. Unique identifier: ak18196228. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 00:41:10 / January 26, 2018 @ 12:41 am UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and ninety-two, 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 have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 258 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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