A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 259 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (161 miles) on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/01/18 / 2018-01-27 18:55:18 / January 27, 2018 @ 6:55 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18293309. Id of event: ak18293309. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -149.7156 West, latitude 55.9815 North, depth = 12 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:55:18 / 8:55 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and seventy-one, in the last 10 days five hundred and thirty-five, in the past 30 days five hundred and thirty-five and in the last 365 days five hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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: 259 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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