A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 254 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (158 miles) on Friday. Exact location of event, longitude -149.722 West, latitude 56.0381 North, depth = 10 km. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:12:16 / 6:12 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 16:12:16 / January 26, 2018 @ 4:12 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: ak18242011. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18242011. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
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-seven, 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.
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