A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/09/15 / 2015-09-13 23:01:38 / September 13, 2015 @ 11:01 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46.7 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak11701851. Event ids that are associated: ak11701851. Exact location of event, depth 46.7 km, -169.5175° West, 52.1436° North. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:01:38 / 11:01 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twenty-seven and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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