A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 122 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (76 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/04/17 / 2017-04-27 14:57:43 / April 27, 2017 @ 2:57 pm. Unique identifier: ak15822462. Ids that are associated to the event: ak15822462. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 19.6 km (12 miles). The temblor was reported at 02:57:43 / 2:57 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 178.9513 East, latitude 50.8806 North, depth = 19.6 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 122 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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