A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) strikes 100 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (62 miles) on Monday. The temblor was reported at 03:50:21 / 3:50 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14.8 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak13820786. Event ids that are associated: ak13820786. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/07/16 / 2016-07-31 15:50:21 / July 31, 2016 @ 3:50 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 14.8 km, 179.0108° East, 51.1013° North.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 100 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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