A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). Global time and date of event 10/05/17 / 2017-05-10 20:10:16 / May 10, 2017 @ 8:10 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 4.9 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -178.4716° West, latitude 51.6434° North, depth = 4.9 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16017662. Id of event: ak16017662. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:10:16 / 8:10 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred, 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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