A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 243 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (151 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.7 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 22:56:39 / January 26, 2018 @ 10:56 pm UTC/GMT. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:56:39 / 12:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.8606 West, latitude 56.098 North, depth = 8.7 km. Id of earthquake: ak18242063. Event ids that are associated: ak18242063.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and seventy-two, in the last 10 days four hundred and twenty-nine, in the past 30 days four hundred and twenty-nine and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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