A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 47 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (29 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 178.8344 East, latitude 51.5692 North, depth = 57 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57 km (35 miles). Event id: ak13755329. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak13755329. The temblor was detected at 21:40:16 / 9:40 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/07/16 / 2016-07-13 06:40:16 / July 13, 2016 @ 6:40 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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