A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, Southeastern Alaska (0 miles). Exact location of event, depth 1.5 km, -136.6596° West, 59.7841° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16020541. Id of event: ak16020541. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/05/17 / 2017-05-01 15:01:21 / May 1, 2017 @ 3:01 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 1.5 km (1 miles). The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:01:21 / 3:01 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and twenty-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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