A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 258 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (160 miles) on Friday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 14:30:36 / January 26, 2018 @ 2:30 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18241998. Id of event: ak18241998. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:30:36 / 4:30 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -149.676° West, latitude 56.0184° North, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and seventy-nine, in the last 10 days four hundred and twenty-eight, in the past 30 days four hundred and twenty-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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