A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 87 km WSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (54 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -145.5171 West, latitude 69.6862 North, depth = 11.7 km. The temblor was detected at 06:30:29 / 6:30 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ak20272086. Ids that are associated to the event: ak20272086. The epicenter was at a depth of 11.7 km (7 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/10/18 / 2018-10-06 15:30:29 / October 6, 2018 @ 3:30 pm.
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days sixty-three and in the last 365 days five hundred and fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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: 87 km WSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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