A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 68 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (42 miles). Exact location, longitude 178.4881° East, latitude 51.3355° North, depth = 39 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 13:04:21 / 1:04 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/07/19 / 2019-07-27 01:04:21 / July 27, 2019 @ 1:04 am. Id of earthquake: ak0199k0eifc. Event ids that are associated: ak0199k0eifc.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 68 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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