A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 91 km S of Kaktovik, Alaska (57 miles) on Friday. Event id: ak20291560. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak20291560. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.8 km (22 miles). The temblor was detected at 01:08:51 / 1:08 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/10/18 / 2018-10-26 10:08:51 / October 26, 2018 @ 10:08 am. Exact location of event, depth 34.8 km, -144.0699° West, 69.3289° North.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 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-six and in the last 365 days five hundred and eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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