A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 229 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (142 miles). Global time and date of event 24/01/18 / 2018-01-24 21:58:56 / January 24, 2018 @ 9:58 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kodiak in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:58:56 / 11:58 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -149.9323° West, 56.2311° North, depth 0 km. Event id: ak18193113. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00p32ye9, ak18193113.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-one, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-six and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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