A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 240 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (149 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -150.1185° West, 55.9768° North, depth 9.5 km. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:35:29 / 5:35 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak18181727. Event ids that are associated: ak18181727, us2000cn4x. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 15:35:29 / January 23, 2018 @ 3:35 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 9.5 km (6 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and thirty-one, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty-one, in the past 30 days three hundred and thirty-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-five 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 240 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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