A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) strikes 36 km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (22 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 23:30:26 / 11:30 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700034i0. Id of event: us700034i0. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/04/19 / 2019-04-03 09:30:26 / April 3, 2019 @ 9:30 am. Exact location of event, longitude 178.1456 East, latitude 51.7107 North, depth = 35 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-three, in the last 10 days twenty-eight, in the past 30 days thirty-two 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. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 36 km SW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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