A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 35 km SSW of Kodiak Station, Alaska (22 miles). The 3.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:13:19 / 4:13 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -149.8013 West, latitude 56.0569 North, depth = 9.9 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 9.9 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/01/18 / 2018-01-28 01:13:19 / January 28, 2018 @ 1:13 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18213716. Id of event: ak18213716.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and seventy-five, in the last 10 days eight hundred and fourty, in the past 30 days eight hundred and fourty and in the last 365 days eight hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 35 km SSW of Kodiak Station, Alaska.
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