A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 12 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (7 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 01:20:46 / 1:20 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us1000db46. Ids that are associated to the event: ak18721045, us1000db46. Exact location of event, depth 108.8 km, 178.5557° East, 51.8411° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 108.8 km (68 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/03/18 / 2018-03-21 11:20:46 / March 21, 2018 @ 11:20 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 12 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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