A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 109 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (68 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/11/16 / 2016-11-14 02:35:42 / November 14, 2016 @ 2:35 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak14329343. Id of event: ak14329343. Exact location, longitude 178.8064° East, latitude 50.9826° North, depth = 7.2 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 7.2 km (4 miles). The temblor was picked up at 14:35:42 / 2:35 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been fourteen, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 109 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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