A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 258 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (160 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -149.2264° West, 56.1464° North, depth 23.4 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 23.4 km (15 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:47:56 / 11:47 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak18174679. Event ids that are associated: us2000cmy9, ak18174679. Global time and date of event 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 09:47:56 / January 23, 2018 @ 9:47 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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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