A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles) on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/05/17 / 2017-05-09 12:43:45 / May 9, 2017 @ 12:43 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.9 km (10 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.4457 West, latitude 51.6217 North, depth = 15.9 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16009696. Id of event: ak16009696. The temblor was reported at 12:43:45 / 12:43 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and eighty-four, in the last 10 days three hundred and fifty-two, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty-nine and in the last 365 days four hundred and eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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