A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 37.5 km (23 miles). Global time and date of event 17/06/20 / 2020-06-17 20:08:54 / June 17, 2020 @ 8:08 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 20:08:54 / 8:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 178.1456 East, latitude 51.4484 North, depth = 37.5 km. Unique identifier: ak0207rts5q5. Ids that are associated to the event: ak0207rts5q5.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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