A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). The 3.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:39:19 / 1:39 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 27/07/15 / 2015-07-27 01:39:19 / July 27, 2015 @ 1:39 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: ak11657310. Ids that are associated to the event: ak11657310. The epicenter was at a depth of 15.5 km (10 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -169.3502 West, latitude 52.1066 North, depth = 15.5 km.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-two, in the last 10 days ninety-six, in the past 30 days one hundred and one and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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