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Minor earthquake: M3.9 quake has struck near Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Earthquake location 51.6771S, -178.9105W


Earthquake location 51.6031S, -178.433WA minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). The temblor was picked up at 20:31:08 / 8:31 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: ak15994391. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15994391. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.7 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -178.433° West, latitude 51.6031° North, depth = 6.7 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/05/17 / 2017-05-08 20:31:08 / May 8, 2017 @ 8:31 pm.

Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and twenty-nine, in the last 10 days two hundred and eighty-seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and ninety-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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