A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 252 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (157 miles) on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18242018. Id of event: ak18242018. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 17:28:30 / January 26, 2018 @ 5:28 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:28:30 / 7:28 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.9968 West, latitude 55.9427 North, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and seventy-five, in the last 10 days four hundred and twenty-two, in the past 30 days four hundred and twenty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-six 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 252 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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