A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 84 km SE of Akutan, Alaska (52 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12444994, us10004dj9. Id of event: us10004dj9. The temblor was detected at 08:11:55 / 8:11 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/01/16 / 2016-01-07 19:11:55 / January 7, 2016 @ 7:11 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -164.7868 West, latitude 53.6442 North, depth = 27.55 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 27.55 km (17 miles).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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