A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 276 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (171 miles) on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/02/18 / 2018-02-03 16:43:36 / February 3, 2018 @ 4:43 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 24.38 km (15 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -149.2156 West, latitude 56.0249 North, depth = 24.38 km. The temblor was detected at 06:43:36 / 6:43 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000d10k. Event ids that are associated: ak18434429, us2000d10k. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven hundred and fifty-one, in the last 10 days one thousand, seven hundred and twenty-three, in the past 30 days two thousand, three hundred and twenty-two and in the last 365 days two thousand, three hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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