A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 68 km N of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (42 miles). The temblor was detected at 08:40:19 / 8:40 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 27.9 km, 178.4297° East, 52.5648° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/02/19 / 2019-02-18 20:40:19 / February 18, 2019 @ 8:40 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 27.9 km (17 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak01929dhcfn. Id of event: ak01929dhcfn.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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