A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) strikes 271 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (168 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude -149.1575° West, latitude 56.1224° North, depth = 11.9 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 11.9 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak18176059. Id of event: ak18176059. The temblor was picked up at 00:49:49 / 12:49 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/01/18 / 2018-01-23 10:49:49 / January 23, 2018 @ 10:49 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and fifty-two, in the last 10 days three hundred and fifty-two, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 271 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska.
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