A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles) on Wednesday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:02:18 / 8:02 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 10/05/17 / 2017-05-10 08:02:18 / May 10, 2017 @ 8:02 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak16140801. Event ids that are associated: ak16140801. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -178.4752 West, latitude 51.6475 North, depth = 18.4 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 18.4 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and twenty-seven, in the last 10 days four hundred and fourty-eight, in the past 30 days four hundred and fifty-five and in the last 365 days five hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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