A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 89 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (55 miles). The temblor was reported at 06:50:23 / 6:50 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10006924. Event ids that are associated: ak13820786, us10006924. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 26.62 km (17 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/07/16 / 2016-07-31 15:50:23 / July 31, 2016 @ 3:50 pm. Exact location, longitude 179.0698° East, latitude 51.2215° North, depth = 26.62 km.
Each 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 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: 89 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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