A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 244 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (152 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 10:21:35 / January 23, 2018 @ 10:21 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cmz3. Id of event: us2000cmz3. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -149.8123° West, 56.1188° North, depth 19.31 km. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:21:35 / 12:21 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.31 km (12 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days nine 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 244 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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