A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 61 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (38 miles) on Saturday. Exact location, longitude 178.8424° East, latitude 51.4402° North, depth = 39.3 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 39.3 km (24 miles). Global time and date of event 12/09/15 / 2015-09-12 14:43:45 / September 12, 2015 @ 2:43 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak11699438. Event ids that are associated: ak11699438. The temblor was reported at 05:43:45 / 5:43 am (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-six 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 61 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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