A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 27 km SW of Kodiak Station, Alaska (17 miles). Global time and date of event 24/01/18 / 2018-01-24 17:17:06 / January 24, 2018 @ 5:17 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 08:17:06 / 8:17 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 9.4 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 9.4 km, -149.9323° West, 56.0566° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18192783. Id of event: ak18192783.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six hundred and sixty-eight, in the last 10 days eight hundred and eleven, in the past 30 days eight hundred and eleven and in the last 365 days eight hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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