A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles) on Wednesday. Unique identifier: ak16016538. Ids that are associated to the event: ak16016538. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.4656 West, latitude 51.6848 North, depth = 13.2 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/05/17 / 2017-05-10 05:09:50 / May 10, 2017 @ 5:09 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 13.2 km (8 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:09:50 / 5:09 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fourty-three, in the last 10 days four hundred and fourty-eight, in the past 30 days four hundred and fifty-five and in the last 365 days five hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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