A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 247 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (153 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/01/18 / 2018-01-27 09:49:59 / January 27, 2018 @ 9:49 am UTC/GMT. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:49:59 / 11:49 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 20.69 km, -149.7912° West, 56.0846° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18293227, us1000cehp. Id of event: us1000cehp. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.69 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one thousand, one hundred and fifteen, in the last 10 days two thousand and thirty-seven, in the past 30 days two thousand and thirty-seven and in the last 365 days two thousand and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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