A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 252 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska (157 miles) on Thursday. Exact location, longitude -150.2345° West, latitude 55.8651° North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 09:14:35 / January 26, 2018 @ 9:14 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: ak18241967. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18241967. The temblor was detected at 23:14:35 / 11:14 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fifty-seven, in the last 10 days three hundred and sixty-six, in the past 30 days three hundred and sixty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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