A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 263 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (163 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/01/18 / 2018-01-31 08:26:23 / January 31, 2018 @ 8:26 am. Exact location, longitude -148.6914° West, latitude 56.5554° North, depth = 5 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18251279. Unique identifier: ak18251279. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:26:23 / 10:26 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days three hundred and ninety-six, in the past 30 days three hundred and ninety-six and in the last 365 days four hundred 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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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