A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 60 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (37 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak14549730. Id of event: ak14549730. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 42.5 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/12/16 / 2016-12-03 08:46:12 / December 3, 2016 @ 8:46 am UTC/GMT. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:46:12 / 8:46 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 178.3096 East, latitude 51.4227 North, depth = 42.5 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 60 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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