A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Kodiak Station in Alaska. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -152.882 West, latitude 57.8264 North, depth = 35.5 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 35.5 km (22 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:54:00 / 8:54 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/01/18 / 2018-01-31 17:54:00 / January 31, 2018 @ 5:54 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18259308. Id of event: ak18259308.
Epicenter of the event was 28 km (18 miles) from Kodiak (c. 6 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kodiak. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 18 km WNW of Kodiak Station, Alaska.
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