A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles) on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/05/17 / 2017-05-10 17:53:58 / May 10, 2017 @ 5:53 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak16017498. Unique identifier: ak16017498. Exact location of event, depth 14.8 km, -178.4057° West, 51.6468° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 14.8 km (9 miles). The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:53:58 / 5:53 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and four, 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 eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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