A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) strikes 280 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (174 miles) on Wednesday. Unique identifier: ak18193007. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000cnxs, ak18193007. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.8 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.0532 West, latitude 56.0395 North, depth = 7.8 km. The 3.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:46:29 / 9:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/01/18 / 2018-01-24 19:46:29 / January 24, 2018 @ 7:46 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been six hundred and fourty-seven, in the last 10 days eight hundred and twenty, in the past 30 days eight hundred and twenty and in the last 365 days eight hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 280 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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