A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 29 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (18 miles). The temblor was detected at 10:05:51 / 10:05 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 103.7 km, 178.499° East, 51.6853° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak11768204. Id of event: ak11768204. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/10/15 / 2015-10-28 19:05:51 / October 28, 2015 @ 7:05 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 103.7 km (64 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-one 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 29 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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