A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 10 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (6 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak0193zzze8t, us70003bmx. Unique identifier: us70003bmx. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 99.89 km (62 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/03/19 / 2019-03-28 07:09:48 / March 28, 2019 @ 7:09 am. The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:09:48 / 9:09 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 178.4722° East, 51.8583° North, depth 99.89 km.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-four, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 10 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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