A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 243 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (151 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.9 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -149.0214° West, 56.4429° North, depth 11.9 km. The temblor was picked up at 03:34:09 / 3:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 13:34:09 / January 23, 2018 @ 1:34 pm. Event id: ak18178907. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18178907, us2000cn2t. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-six, in the last 10 days thirty-six, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 243 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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