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Minor earthquake: M3.9 quake has struck near Kodiak in Alaska

Earthquake location 56.7684S, -152.1487W


Earthquake location 56.4456S, -148.7843WA minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 265 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (165 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18197691. Id of event: ak18197691. Exact location of earthquake, -148.7843° West, 56.4456° North, depth 11.7 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.7 km (7 miles). The temblor was picked up at 21:16:50 / 9:16 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 07:16:50 / January 26, 2018 @ 7:16 am UTC/GMT.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and seventy-nine, in the last 10 days four hundred and twenty, in the past 30 days four hundred and twenty and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 265 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska.

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