A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 49 km SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (30 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/05/17 / 2017-05-08 22:24:09 / May 8, 2017 @ 10:24 pm UTC/GMT. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:24:09 / 12:24 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 8.47 km (5 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -178.3744 West, latitude 51.4645 North, depth = 8.47 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16117045, us10008uqh. Id of event: us10008uqh.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and nineteen, in the last 10 days three hundred and eighty, in the past 30 days three hundred and eighty-five and in the last 365 days five hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 49 km SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska.
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