A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 12 km WSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 178.3526° East, 51.888° North, depth 128.4 km. Event id: ak11673926. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11673926. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 128.4 km (80 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 13:05:34 / 1:05 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/08/15 / 2015-08-09 22:05:34 / August 9, 2015 @ 10:05 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 12 km WSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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