A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 12 km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (7 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 122.6 km, 178.3851° East, 51.8601° North. Id of earthquake: ak16372480. Event ids that are associated: ak16372480. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:44:36 / 11:44 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 122.6 km (76 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/07/17 / 2017-07-24 09:44:36 / July 24, 2017 @ 9:44 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 12 km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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