A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 290 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska (180 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 12 km (7 miles). The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:05:22 / 2:05 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/01/19 / 2019-01-03 12:05:22 / January 3, 2019 @ 12:05 pm. Id of earthquake: ak01955sdqv. Event ids that are associated: ak01955sdqv. Exact location of event, depth 12 km, -148.6027° West, 56.2165° North.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days four thousand and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 290 km SE of Kodiak, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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