A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 232 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (144 miles) on Friday. The temblor was reported at 10:27:29 / 10:27 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18242038. Id of event: ak18242038. Exact location of event, depth 10.5 km, -150.0469° West, 56.1433° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 10.5 km (7 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 20:27:29 / January 26, 2018 @ 8:27 pm.
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 seventy-five, in the last 10 days four hundred and twenty-nine, in the past 30 days four hundred and twenty-nine and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 232 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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