A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 251 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (156 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -149.9775° West, 55.9648° North. Event id: ak18241974. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18241974. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 10:47:04 / January 26, 2018 @ 10:47 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:47:04 / 12:47 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and eighty-three, in the last 10 days four hundred and twenty-four, in the past 30 days four hundred and twenty-four and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes 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: 251 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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