A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/06/17 / 2017-06-29 15:20:32 / June 29, 2017 @ 3:20 pm. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:20:32 / 3:20 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 13.2 km, -178.3783° West, 51.6352° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 13.2 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: ak16240646. Event ids that are associated: ak16240646.
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days six hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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