A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 57 km NNW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (35 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:40:20 / 8:40 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak01929dhcfn, us1000jbkj. Unique identifier: us1000jbkj. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 178.3323° East, 52.4517° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/02/19 / 2019-02-18 20:40:20 / February 18, 2019 @ 8:40 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 57 km NNW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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