A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 184 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (114 miles). The temblor was reported at 21:55:53 / 9:55 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5.3 km (3 miles). Global time and date of event 29/09/19 / 2019-09-29 09:55:53 / September 29, 2019 @ 9:55 am UTC/GMT. Event id: ak019chzvavg. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak019chzvavg. Exact location of event, depth 5.3 km, 177.5845° East, 50.3944° North.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 184 km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska.
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