A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.2 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -179.1181 West, latitude 51.6272 North, depth = 4.2 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak17633095. Id of event: ak17633095. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/12/17 / 2017-12-21 16:47:45 / December 21, 2017 @ 4:47 pm UTC/GMT. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:47:45 / 4:47 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 two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days seven hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
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