A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 241 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska (150 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18241960. Id of event: ak18241960. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -150.3958° West, 55.9263° North. The temblor was picked up at 22:42:16 / 10:42 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 08:42:16 / January 26, 2018 @ 8:42 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fourty-nine, in the last 10 days three hundred and fifty-four, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty-four and in the last 365 days three hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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