A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 285 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (177 miles) on Tuesday. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:32:04 / 8:32 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18185853. Id of event: ak18185853. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 18:32:04 / January 23, 2018 @ 6:32 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -148.4877 West, latitude 56.3628 North, depth = 9.5 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 9.5 km (6 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and twenty-two, in the last 10 days three hundred and twenty-two, in the past 30 days three hundred and twenty-two 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. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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: 285 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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