A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) strikes 62 km SSW of Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska (39 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 19:33:31 / 7:33 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 54.5 km (34 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/05/16 / 2016-05-26 04:33:31 / May 26, 2016 @ 4:33 am. Id of earthquake: ak13606681. Event ids that are associated: ak13606681. Exact location of event, depth 54.5 km, 179.2315° East, 51.434° North.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-two 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.
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