A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 96 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (60 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 177.9272 East, latitude 51.1621 North, depth = 9.18 km. Unique identifier: us1000d7qg. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18696182, us1000d7qg. The epicenter was at a depth of 9.18 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 06:51:41 / 6:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/03/18 / 2018-03-14 18:51:41 / March 14, 2018 @ 6:51 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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