A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was reported 280 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (174 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 9.33 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -149.3313 West, latitude 55.9124 North, depth = 9.33 km. Event id: us1000cf3f. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000cf3f, ak18300237. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/01/18 / 2018-01-24 15:16:48 / January 24, 2018 @ 3:16 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:16:48 / 5:16 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven hundred and eighty-three, in the last 10 days nine hundred and nine, in the past 30 days nine hundred and nine and in the last 365 days nine hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. 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. 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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