A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 61 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (38 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 178.8105° East, 51.4282° North, depth 40.2 km. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:32:57 / 10:32 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 40.2 km (25 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/01/18 / 2018-01-17 20:32:57 / January 17, 2018 @ 8:32 pm. Unique identifier: ak18084483. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18084483.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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