A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -176.3278 West, latitude 51.1737 North, depth = 19.8 km. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:13:16 / 2:13 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/04/17 / 2017-04-04 14:13:16 / April 4, 2017 @ 2:13 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 19.8 km (12 miles). Id of earthquake: ak15703422. Event ids that are associated: ak15703422.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days twenty-three, in the past 30 days twenty-seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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