A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). Exact location, longitude -178.4946° West, latitude 51.5974° North, depth = 6.5 km. Unique identifier: ak15869070. Ids that are associated to the event: ak15869070. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/05/17 / 2017-05-02 07:17:22 / May 2, 2017 @ 7:17 am UTC/GMT. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:17:22 / 7:17 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.5 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-three, in the last 10 days eighty-five, in the past 30 days ninety and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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