A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). The temblor was detected at 18:24:33 / 6:24 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/05/17 / 2017-05-09 18:24:33 / May 9, 2017 @ 6:24 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.3895 West, latitude 51.6067 North, depth = 6.8 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16015910. Id of event: ak16015910. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 6.8 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and thirty, in the last 10 days three hundred and fifty-one, in the past 30 days three hundred and fifty-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 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. 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: Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
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