A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) strikes 101 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (63 miles) on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.2 km (11 miles). Event id: ak14342748. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak14342748. The temblor was reported at 17:44:13 / 5:44 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 178.7899° East, latitude 51.0498° North, depth = 17.2 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/11/16 / 2016-11-15 05:44:13 / November 15, 2016 @ 5:44 am UTC/GMT.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 101 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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