A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 165 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (103 miles). Exact location of event, depth 4.9 km, 178.6941° East, 50.4666° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/07/17 / 2017-07-16 12:18:14 / July 16, 2017 @ 12:18 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 4.9 km (3 miles). The temblor was detected at 00:18:14 / 12:18 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak16426740. Unique identifier: ak16426740.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 165 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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