A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 65 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (40 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.2063 West, latitude 69.5815 North, depth = 0.1 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/10/18 / 2018-10-19 17:14:15 / October 19, 2018 @ 5:14 pm. The temblor was picked up at 08:14:15 / 8:14 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 0.1 km (0 miles). Event id: ak20287556. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20287556.
Each 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 twenty-one, in the past 30 days fifty-seven and in the last 365 days five hundred and sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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