A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 31 km WNW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (19 miles). Event id: us10007ugn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007ugn. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/01/17 / 2017-01-04 12:17:06 / January 4, 2017 @ 12:17 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 178.1184° East, latitude 52.1012° North, depth = 131.02 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 131.02 km (81 miles). The temblor was reported at 02:17:06 / 2:17 am (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 six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 31 km WNW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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