A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 74 km S of Yunaska Island, Alaska (46 miles). The 3.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:04:34 / 9:04 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/05/17 / 2017-05-14 08:04:34 / May 14, 2017 @ 8:04 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.8 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -170.5084° West, 51.9746° North, depth 15.8 km. Unique identifier: us10008x9n. Ids that are associated to the event: ak16032563, us10008x9n.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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