A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 268 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska (167 miles). Unique identifier: ak18191568. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18191568, us2000cnhg. Exact location, longitude -150.1601° West, latitude 56.2607° North, depth = 8.3 km. Global time and date of event 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 23:59:46 / January 23, 2018 @ 11:59 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.3 km (5 miles). The temblor was picked up at 13:59:46 / 1:59 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty, in the last 10 days eighty, in the past 30 days eighty and in the last 365 days eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 268 km SSE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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