A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 7.1 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 08:14:28 / 8:14 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: ak16016787. Event ids that are associated: ak16016787. Global time and date of event 10/05/17 / 2017-05-10 08:14:28 / May 10, 2017 @ 8:14 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -178.4737° West, latitude 51.6348° North, depth = 7.1 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and twenty-six, 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 have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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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