A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 186 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (116 miles). The temblor was picked up at 12:37:24 / 12:37 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 30/08/15 / 2015-08-30 00:37:24 / August 30, 2015 @ 12:37 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 28.79 km (18 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 178.1653° East, 50.2832° North, depth 28.79 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11688154, us1000362t. Id of event: us1000362t.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 186 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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