A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles) on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/05/17 / 2017-05-09 12:05:13 / May 9, 2017 @ 12:05 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 11.1 km (7 miles). Event id: ak16009671. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16009671. The temblor was detected at 12:05:13 / 12:05 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -178.4539 West, latitude 51.6828 North, depth = 11.1 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and eighty-four, in the last 10 days three hundred and fifty-three, in the past 30 days three hundred and sixty and in the last 365 days four hundred and eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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