A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (159 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of event, longitude -149.2164 West, latitude 56.2844 North, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak18241917. Unique identifier: ak18241917. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:21:37 / 5:21 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 03:21:37 / January 26, 2018 @ 3:21 am.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. 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 ninety-five, in the last 10 days four hundred and thirty-five, in the past 30 days four hundred and thirty-five and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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