A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 242 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (150 miles). The temblor was reported at 22:31:29 / 10:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 08:31:29 / January 26, 2018 @ 8:31 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: ak18241958. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18241958. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 9.6 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 9.6 km, -149.7549° West, 56.1626° North.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and eighty-five, in the last 10 days four hundred and thirty-two, in the past 30 days four hundred and thirty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 242 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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