A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 49 km ENE of Amatignak Island, Alaska (30 miles). Exact location of event, depth 7.48 km, -178.5118° West, 51.502° North. Id of earthquake: us10008v0k. Event ids that are associated: ak16000376, us10008v0k. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 7.48 km (5 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/05/17 / 2017-05-09 01:00:54 / May 9, 2017 @ 1:00 am. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:00:54 / 3:00 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 four hundred and twenty-nine, in the last 10 days five hundred and twenty-two, in the past 30 days five hundred and twenty-seven and in the last 365 days six hundred and fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 49 km ENE of Amatignak Island, Alaska.
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