A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 271 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (168 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 05:25:26 / January 26, 2018 @ 5:25 am. Id of earthquake: ak18197184. Event ids that are associated: ak18197184. Exact location, longitude -149.9056° West, latitude 55.771° North, depth = 10 km. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:25:26 / 7:25 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and seventy-four, in the last 10 days three hundred and ninety, in the past 30 days three hundred and ninety and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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