A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 14 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (9 miles) on Thursday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/10/15 / 2015-10-02 05:52:50 / October 2, 2015 @ 5:52 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 108.6 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 108.6 km, 178.417° East, 51.834° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11732754, us10003ldg. Id of event: us10003ldg. The temblor was detected at 20:52:50 / 8:52 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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