A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 39 km SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska (24 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 4.9 km, -178.4128° West, 51.5718° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/05/17 / 2017-05-10 14:02:09 / May 10, 2017 @ 2:02 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16017167, us10008wa3. Id of event: us10008wa3. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.9 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 04:02:09 / 4:02 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and twenty, in the last 10 days four hundred and fifty-seven, in the past 30 days four hundred and sixty-four and in the last 365 days five hundred and ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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