A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) strikes 46 km ENE of Amatignak Island, Alaska (29 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, -178.5468° West, 51.487° North, depth 1.07 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak15939816, us10008trm. Unique identifier: us10008trm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.07 km (1 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/05/17 / 2017-05-06 12:48:57 / May 6, 2017 @ 12:48 pm. The temblor was picked up at 02:48:57 / 2:48 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and thirty-five, in the last 10 days three hundred and seventy-one, in the past 30 days three hundred and seventy-seven and in the last 365 days five hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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