A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 171 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (106 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/07/19 / 2019-07-29 02:21:27 / July 29, 2019 @ 2:21 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 27.07 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:21:27 / 2:21 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak0199nc6b00, us6000580l. Unique identifier: us6000580l. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 178.6774 East, latitude 50.409 North, depth = 27.07 km.
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 eight, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 171 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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