A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 11 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (7 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, 178.5215° East, 51.8428° North, depth 103.2 km. Global time and date of event 28/02/17 / 2017-02-28 04:19:49 / February 28, 2017 @ 4:19 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 18:19:49 / 6:19 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak15423382. Unique identifier: ak15423382. The epicenter was at a depth of 103.2 km (64 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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: 11 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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