A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 289 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (180 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/01/18 / 2018-01-24 11:00:23 / January 24, 2018 @ 11:00 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 01:00:23 / 1:00 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -149.2516° West, latitude 55.8499° North, depth = 6.3 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 6.3 km (4 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18300144. Id of event: ak18300144.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven hundred and seventy-two, in the last 10 days eight hundred and fifteen, in the past 30 days eight hundred and fifteen and in the last 365 days eight hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 289 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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