A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/05/17 / 2017-05-08 19:48:15 / May 8, 2017 @ 7:48 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: ak16116930. Unique identifier: ak16116930. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.2 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 13.2 km, -178.4251° West, 51.6649° North. The temblor was detected at 19:48:15 / 7:48 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and twenty-nine, in the last 10 days two hundred and eighty-nine, in the past 30 days two hundred and ninety-four and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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