A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/05/17 / 2017-05-08 17:56:01 / May 8, 2017 @ 5:56 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -178.455 West, latitude 51.6228 North, depth = 16.2 km. The 3.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:56:01 / 5:56 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak16116841. Unique identifier: ak16116841. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 16.2 km (10 miles).
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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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