A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/05/17 / 2017-05-08 20:27:50 / May 8, 2017 @ 8:27 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -178.4686° West, latitude 51.6485° North, depth = 10 km. Event id: ak15994386. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15994386. The temblor was detected at 20:27:50 / 8:27 pm (local time epicenter).
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 eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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