A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) strikes Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles) on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/05/17 / 2017-05-08 18:07:52 / May 8, 2017 @ 6:07 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 9.9 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:07:52 / 6:07 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak16116851. Unique identifier: ak16116851. Exact location, longitude -178.3724° West, latitude 51.6443° North, depth = 9.9 km.
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. 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-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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