A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 37 km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (23 miles). The temblor was reported at 02:26:33 / 2:26 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ak11686672. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11686672. Exact location of event, depth 127.5 km, 178.0829° East, 51.7377° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 127.5 km (79 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/08/15 / 2015-08-27 11:26:33 / August 27, 2015 @ 11:26 am.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 37 km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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