A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 22 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (14 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 178.5754 East, latitude 51.7473 North, depth = 97.6 km. The temblor was detected at 01:12:16 / 1:12 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak019b13lo4q. Ids that are associated to the event: ak019b13lo4q. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/08/19 / 2019-08-28 11:12:16 / August 28, 2019 @ 11:12 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 97.6 km (61 miles).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 22 km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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