A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 258 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (160 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 20.1 km (12 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:47:53 / 11:47 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 09:47:53 / January 23, 2018 @ 9:47 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 20.1 km, -149.2604° West, 56.2212° North. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000cmy9. Unique identifier: us2000cmy9.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 258 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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