A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 92 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (57 miles) on Sunday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/10/18 / 2018-10-14 15:19:20 / October 14, 2018 @ 3:19 pm. The temblor was picked up at 06:19:20 / 6:19 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 66.2 km, -145.1919° West, 69.5065° North. Id of earthquake: ak20281126. Event ids that are associated: ak20281126. The epicenter was at a depth of 66.2 km (41 miles).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty-one, in the past 30 days sixty-five and in the last 365 days five hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 92 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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