A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 280 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (174 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 05:23:47 / 5:23 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 13.21 km (8 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000crcd. Event ids that are associated: ak18199958, us2000crcd. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.3268 West, latitude 55.9251 North, depth = 13.21 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 15:23:47 / January 26, 2018 @ 3:23 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one thousand, one hundred and sixty, in the last 10 days one thousand, nine hundred and seventy-two, in the past 30 days one thousand, nine hundred and seventy-two and in the last 365 days one thousand, nine hundred and seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 280 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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