A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 76 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (47 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/10/18 / 2018-10-24 12:19:22 / October 24, 2018 @ 12:19 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:19:22 / 3:19 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20289758, us1000hggb. Unique identifier: ak20289758. Exact location, longitude -144.7964° West, latitude 69.5736° North, depth = 0 km.
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 one, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days sixty-three and in the last 365 days five hundred and eighty-five 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. 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: 76 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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