A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles). Exact location of event, depth 8.6 km, -178.4457° West, 51.6709° North. The temblor was reported at 14:12:39 / 2:12 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak16140918. Id of event: ak16140918. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.6 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 10/05/17 / 2017-05-10 14:12:39 / May 10, 2017 @ 2:12 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and eleven, 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 eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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