A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) strikes 249 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (155 miles) on Thursday. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:55:47 / 6:55 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 7.5 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 04:55:47 / January 26, 2018 @ 4:55 am. Event id: ak18197152. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18197152. Exact location of earthquake, -150.1842° West, 55.9113° North, depth 7.5 km.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and sixty-four, in the last 10 days three hundred and seventy-four, in the past 30 days three hundred and seventy-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 249 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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