A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 66 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (41 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20268779. Unique identifier: ak20268779. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/10/18 / 2018-10-02 02:45:40 / October 2, 2018 @ 2:45 am. The temblor was reported at 17:45:40 / 5:45 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 2.9 km (2 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -144.152° West, 69.5663° North, depth 2.9 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty-one, in the past 30 days seventy-nine and in the last 365 days five hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 66 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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