A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) strikes 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (159 miles) on Tuesday. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18231802. Unique identifier: ak18231802. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 12:37:16 / January 23, 2018 @ 12:37 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -149.8923° West, 55.9467° North. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:37:16 / 2:37 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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 three hundred and fourty-seven, in the last 10 days three hundred and fourty-seven, in the past 30 days three hundred and fourty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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