A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) strikes 199 km SE of Yunaska Island, Alaska (124 miles) on Monday. Global time and date of event 28/03/17 / 2017-03-28 02:26:20 / March 28, 2017 @ 2:26 am UTC/GMT. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:26:20 / 3:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 21.9 km, -169.0703° West, 51.1448° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 21.9 km (14 miles). Unique identifier: us10008dpe. Ids that are associated to the event: ak15653464, us10008dpe.
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 four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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