A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/05/17 / 2017-05-08 20:05:04 / May 8, 2017 @ 8:05 pm. The temblor was reported at 20:05:04 / 8:05 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.8 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: ak16116941. Ids that are associated to the event: ak16116941. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.4725 West, latitude 51.5029 North, depth = 11.8 km.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and thirty-one, in the last 10 days two hundred and ninety, in the past 30 days two hundred and ninety-five and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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