A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles) on Monday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 13.2 km (8 miles). Exact location of event, depth 13.2 km, -178.457° West, 51.626° North. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:20:42 / 5:20 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/05/17 / 2017-05-08 17:20:42 / May 8, 2017 @ 5:20 pm. 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: ak15989960. Unique identifier: ak15989960.
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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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