A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 203 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska (126 miles). The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:40:32 / 11:40 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/11/17 / 2017-11-01 10:40:32 / November 1, 2017 @ 10:40 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -166.3038 West, latitude 51.9884 North, depth = 25 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us2000bjl1. Ids that are associated to the event: ak17140569, us2000bjl1.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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