A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 270 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska (168 miles) on Saturday. Exact location, longitude -148.7462° West, latitude 56.4002° North, depth = 17.07 km. Id of earthquake: us2000d415. Event ids that are associated: ak18444460, us2000d415. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 17.07 km (11 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/02/18 / 2018-02-18 01:44:26 / February 18, 2018 @ 1:44 am UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:44:26 / 3:44 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifteen, in the past 30 days one thousand, seven hundred and twenty-nine and in the last 365 days one thousand, seven hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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