A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 40 km WSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska (25 miles). Exact location of event, depth 36.5 km, 177.9841° East, 51.7705° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 36.5 km (23 miles). The temblor was picked up at 18:57:24 / 6:57 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/06/19 / 2019-06-12 04:57:24 / June 12, 2019 @ 4:57 am. All ids that are associated to the event: ak0197hnbl7r. Unique identifier: ak0197hnbl7r.
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 40 km WSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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