A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 264 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (164 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 29.9 km (19 miles). Event id: us2000cmyb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cmyb. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:55:35 / 11:55 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 09:55:35 / January 23, 2018 @ 9:55 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -149.4661° West, 56.0438° North, depth 29.9 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-seven, in the last 10 days seventy-seven, in the past 30 days seventy-seven and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 264 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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