A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) strikes 177 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (110 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 12:39:19 / 12:39 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us700058s7. Ids that are associated to the event: ak019a0je26h, us700058s7. Exact location of earthquake, 178.634° East, 50.3561° North, depth 28.93 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 28.93 km (18 miles). Global time and date of event 06/08/19 / 2019-08-06 00:39:19 / August 6, 2019 @ 12:39 am UTC/GMT.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 177 km S of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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