A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 80 km SSE of Adak, Alaska (50 miles) on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/04/17 / 2017-04-04 17:15:50 / April 4, 2017 @ 5:15 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: ak15681663. Event ids that are associated: ak15681663. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.2 km (10 miles). Exact location of event, depth 16.2 km, -176.376° West, 51.1751° North. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:15:50 / 5:15 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 80 km SSE of Adak, Alaska.
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