A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles) on Sunday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:45:20 / 5:45 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -178.5015° West, latitude 51.6519° North, depth = 7.6 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.6 km (5 miles). Event id: ak15967779. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak15967779. Global time and date of event 07/05/17 / 2017-05-07 17:45:20 / May 7, 2017 @ 5:45 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and thirty, in the last 10 days three hundred and ninety, in the past 30 days three hundred and ninety-five and in the last 365 days five hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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