A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 259 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (161 miles). The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:01:08 / 2:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 6.54 km, -149.7726° West, 55.9617° North. Event id: us2000cqc1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cqc1. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.54 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/01/18 / 2018-01-27 12:01:08 / January 27, 2018 @ 12:01 pm.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-seven, in the last 10 days two hundred and one, in the past 30 days two hundred and one and in the last 365 days two hundred and five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 259 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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