A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 49 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (30 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 03:32:54 / 3:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 178.6679° East, 51.5178° North, depth 50.53 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/12/17 / 2017-12-16 13:32:54 / December 16, 2017 @ 1:32 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17603507, us1000bsvy. Id of event: us1000bsvy. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 50.53 km (31 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 49 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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