A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 63 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (39 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 178.5336 East, latitude 51.3744 North, depth = 18.2 km. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:12:20 / 7:12 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 16/09/17 / 2017-09-16 07:12:20 / September 16, 2017 @ 7:12 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.2 km (11 miles). Event id: ak16832252. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16832252.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fourteen 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 63 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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