A minor earthquake magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -178.4227° West, 51.6928° North, depth 13.3 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.3 km (8 miles). The temblor was detected at 23:43:30 / 11:43 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/05/17 / 2017-05-08 23:43:30 / May 8, 2017 @ 11:43 pm. Event id: ak16117100. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16117100.
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 twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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