A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 21 km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (13 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 178.2659 East, latitude 51.8281 North, depth = 134.76 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 134.76 km (84 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15957347, us10008vqb. Id of event: us10008vqb. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/05/17 / 2017-05-07 09:29:44 / May 7, 2017 @ 9:29 am UTC/GMT. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:29:44 / 11:29 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days twenty-six, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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: 21 km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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