A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 250 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (155 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -149.6141 West, latitude 56.1396 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: 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 21:38:19 / January 23, 2018 @ 9:38 pm. The temblor was detected at 11:38:19 / 11:38 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak18282504. Unique identifier: ak18282504.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four hundred and eighty-five, in the last 10 days four hundred and eighty-five, in the past 30 days four hundred and eighty-five and in the last 365 days four hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 250 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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