A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 295 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (183 miles) on Tuesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 21:00:51 / January 23, 2018 @ 9:00 pm. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:00:51 / 11:00 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8.9 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: ak18190089. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18190089. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.249 West, latitude 55.7848 North, depth = 8.9 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and fourty-nine, in the last 10 days three hundred and fourty-nine, in the past 30 days three hundred and fourty-nine and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 295 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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