A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 47 km N of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (29 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 83.7 km (52 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/04/16 / 2016-04-07 21:46:38 / April 7, 2016 @ 9:46 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 178.59 East, latitude 52.3738 North, depth = 83.7 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak13396398. Unique identifier: ak13396398. The temblor was reported at 09:46:38 / 9:46 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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: 47 km N of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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