A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/05/17 / 2017-05-10 02:44:53 / May 10, 2017 @ 2:44 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16016436. Id of event: ak16016436. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:44:53 / 2:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -178.6063° West, 51.7594° North, depth 12.4 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.4 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fifty-three, in the last 10 days four hundred and fourty-four, in the past 30 days four hundred and fifty-one and in the last 365 days five hundred and sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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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