A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 19 km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (12 miles) on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/06/16 / 2016-06-28 13:32:15 / June 28, 2016 @ 1:32 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 100.9 km (63 miles). Exact location, longitude 178.3277° East, latitude 51.8102° North, depth = 100.9 km. The temblor was picked up at 04:32:15 / 4:32 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak13729253. Event ids that are associated: ak13729253.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and nineteen 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 react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 19 km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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