A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (159 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:18:39 / 3:18 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 13:18:39 / January 23, 2018 @ 1:18 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: ak18231808. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18231808. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -150.0573 West, latitude 55.884 North, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and twenty-one, in the last 10 days three hundred and twenty-one, in the past 30 days three hundred and twenty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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