A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (159 miles) on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak020a2vz6f, us700071bt. Id of event: us700071bt. The temblor was detected at 23:51:23 / 11:51 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -150.1179 West, latitude 55.8613 North, depth = 6.14 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 6.14 km (4 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/01/20 / 2020-01-06 09:51:23 / January 6, 2020 @ 9:51 am.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days fourty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-four 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.
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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: 256 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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