A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 6 km W of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (4 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 127 km (79 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:28:10 / 9:28 am (local time epicenter). Event id: ak17105469. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17105469. Global time and date of event 22/10/17 / 2017-10-22 19:28:10 / October 22, 2017 @ 7:28 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 127 km, 178.4062° East, 51.9565° North.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 6 km W of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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