A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 81 km NNE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (50 miles). The temblor was picked up at 16:11:35 / 4:11 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 15/03/16 / 2016-03-15 04:11:35 / March 15, 2016 @ 4:11 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13062471. Id of event: ak13062471. Exact location of earthquake, 178.7936° East, 52.6628° North, depth 25.3 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25.3 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 81 km NNE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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