A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was reported 76 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska (47 miles) on Thursday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/02/17 / 2017-02-10 07:42:52 / February 10, 2017 @ 7:42 am. The temblor was reported at 20:42:52 / 8:42 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -164.6839° West, 53.8833° North, depth 37.15 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15252945, us20008l7p. Id of event: us20008l7p. The epicenter was at a depth of 37.15 km (23 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 76 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska.
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