A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 49 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (30 miles). The temblor was picked up at 04:28:36 / 4:28 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 178.429° East, latitude 51.5077° North, depth = 13.3 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/10/17 / 2017-10-29 14:28:36 / October 29, 2017 @ 2:28 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 13.3 km (8 miles). Event id: ak17113807. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17113807.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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