A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 6 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (4 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 113.2 km (70 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak19833857. Id of event: ak19833857. The temblor was detected at 08:46:23 / 8:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 178.4584 East, latitude 51.8998 North, depth = 113.2 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/07/18 / 2018-07-02 18:46:23 / July 2, 2018 @ 6:46 pm.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 6 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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