A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 145 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (90 miles) on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: ak13736004. Unique identifier: ak13736004. The temblor was reported at 20:41:43 / 8:41 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 178.0891 East, latitude 50.6641 North, depth = 34.6 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/07/16 / 2016-07-03 08:41:43 / July 3, 2016 @ 8:41 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 34.6 km (21 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-two 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 145 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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