A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 18 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (11 miles). Exact location of event, depth 110.3 km, 178.4303° East, 51.7904° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 110.3 km (69 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak11715837. Event ids that are associated: ak11715837. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/09/15 / 2015-09-20 06:51:43 / September 20, 2015 @ 6:51 am. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:51:43 / 9:51 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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 ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 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: 18 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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