A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (0 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.3 km (8 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -178.3838 West, latitude 51.722 North, depth = 13.3 km. The 3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:51:15 / 3:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/05/17 / 2017-05-10 03:51:15 / May 10, 2017 @ 3:51 am. Unique identifier: ak16016459. Ids that are associated to the event: ak16016459.
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fourty-eight, in the last 10 days four hundred and fourty-nine, in the past 30 days four hundred and fifty-six and in the last 365 days five hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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