A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/06/17 / 2017-06-28 10:09:03 / June 28, 2017 @ 10:09 am. Exact location, longitude -173.4561° West, latitude 52.3529° North, depth = 14.7 km. Unique identifier: ak16240151. Ids that are associated to the event: ak16240151. The temblor was detected at 10:09:03 / 10:09 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 14.7 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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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