A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 120 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (75 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.9 km (3 miles). The temblor was detected at 16:36:59 / 4:36 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -150.7857 West, latitude 57.1538 North, depth = 4.9 km. Id of earthquake: ak18191820. Event ids that are associated: ak18191820. Global time and date of event 24/01/18 / 2018-01-24 02:36:59 / January 24, 2018 @ 2:36 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes 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. 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: 120 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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