A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 16 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (10 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 105.6 km (66 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 178.5561° East, 51.8079° North, depth 105.6 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/01/17 / 2017-01-30 12:26:49 / January 30, 2017 @ 12:26 pm. The temblor was reported at 02:26:49 / 2:26 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15176850. Id of event: ak15176850.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-one 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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 16 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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