A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -178.4772° West, 51.622° North, depth 3 km. Global time and date of event 10/05/17 / 2017-05-10 08:01:26 / May 10, 2017 @ 8:01 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 08:01:26 / 8:01 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak16140800. Ids that are associated to the event: ak16140800. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3 km (2 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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