A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, northern Alaska (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.1701 West, latitude 69.6181 North, depth = 12.1 km. Id of earthquake: ak20251671. Event ids that are associated: ak20251671. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.1 km (8 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 19:59:12 / 7:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/09/18 / 2018-09-11 19:59:12 / September 11, 2018 @ 7:59 pm.
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days thirty-nine, in the past 30 days four hundred and seventeen and in the last 365 days four hundred and ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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