A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). The 3.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:16:11 / 5:16 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -178.4563 West, latitude 51.6615 North, depth = 13.2 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16116819. Id of event: ak16116819. Global time and date of event 08/05/17 / 2017-05-08 17:16:11 / May 8, 2017 @ 5:16 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 13.2 km (8 miles).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and twenty-nine, in the last 10 days two hundred and eighty-eight, in the past 30 days two hundred and ninety-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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