A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 17 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (11 miles) on Saturday. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/08/15 / 2015-08-15 11:38:34 / August 15, 2015 @ 11:38 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 106.7 km, 178.5178° East, 51.7943° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 106.7 km (66 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 02:38:34 / 2:38 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak11678977. Ids that are associated to the event: ak11678977.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 17 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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