A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 245 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska (152 miles). The temblor was picked up at 22:49:12 / 10:49 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak18241962. Event ids that are associated: ak18241962. Exact location of event, longitude -150.2611 West, latitude 55.9225 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 08:49:12 / January 26, 2018 @ 8:49 am.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and sixty-one, in the last 10 days three hundred and seventy-two, in the past 30 days three hundred and seventy-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 245 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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