A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, northern Alaska (0 miles). The temblor was detected at 19:29:37 / 7:29 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -145.0126 West, latitude 69.6632 North, depth = 0 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/09/18 / 2018-09-04 19:29:37 / September 4, 2018 @ 7:29 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20241508. Id of event: ak20241508.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days fourty-eight, in the past 30 days four hundred and sixty-six and in the last 365 days four hundred and seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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