A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 21 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (13 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 178.3621° East, 51.7748° North, depth 93.38 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000jgbj. Id of event: us1000jgbj. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:34:55 / 5:34 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 93.38 km (58 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/03/19 / 2019-03-06 15:34:55 / March 6, 2019 @ 3:34 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 21 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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