A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 68 km S of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles) on Monday. Exact location, longitude -143.745° West, latitude 69.5233° North, depth = 4.2 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20268840. Unique identifier: ak20268840. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.2 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/10/18 / 2018-10-02 07:31:06 / October 2, 2018 @ 7:31 am UTC/GMT. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:31:06 / 10:31 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days sixty-nine and in the last 365 days five hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 68 km S of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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