A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 23 km E of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (14 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 178.8517 East, latitude 51.9428 North, depth = 107.7 km. The 3.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:38:43 / 12:38 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak20249966. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20249966. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 107.7 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/09/18 / 2018-09-10 10:38:43 / September 10, 2018 @ 10:38 am.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 23 km E of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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