A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). Exact location, longitude -178.442° West, latitude 51.633° North, depth = 13.4 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: ak15994447. Unique identifier: ak15994447. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/05/17 / 2017-05-08 21:03:48 / May 8, 2017 @ 9:03 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.4 km (8 miles). The temblor was detected at 21:03:48 / 9:03 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and twenty-nine, in the last 10 days two hundred and eighty-eight, in the past 30 days two hundred and ninety-three and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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