A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) strikes 114 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (71 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 09:52:17 / 9:52 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 178.852 East, latitude 50.9426 North, depth = 8 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 8 km (5 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/11/16 / 2016-11-15 21:52:17 / November 15, 2016 @ 9:52 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: ak14350355. Unique identifier: ak14350355.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 114 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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