A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 14 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (9 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/10/15 / 2015-10-02 05:52:50 / October 2, 2015 @ 5:52 am. The temblor was detected at 20:52:50 / 8:52 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 178.4166° East, latitude 51.8339° North, depth = 108.6 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11732754. Id of event: ak11732754. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 108.6 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each 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 one, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-seven 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. 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: 14 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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