A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 90 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (56 miles). Global time and date of event 13/10/18 / 2018-10-13 09:18:05 / October 13, 2018 @ 9:18 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0.1 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -145.5263° West, 69.6529° North, depth 0.1 km. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20280140. Unique identifier: ak20280140. The temblor was reported at 00:18:05 / 12:18 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days sixty-two and in the last 365 days five hundred and sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 90 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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