A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 246 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska (153 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/01/18 / 2018-01-24 04:43:24 / January 24, 2018 @ 4:43 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 9.8 km (6 miles). The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:43:24 / 6:43 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -150.3069 West, latitude 55.9 North, depth = 9.8 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18300012. Id of event: ak18300012.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven hundred and five, in the last 10 days seven hundred and six, in the past 30 days seven hundred and six and in the last 365 days seven hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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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