A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 283 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (176 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 00:16:02 / 12:16 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000cmz0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cmz0. Exact location of event, longitude -148.7784 West, latitude 56.1904 North, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 10:16:02 / January 23, 2018 @ 10:16 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes 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 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: 283 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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