A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 76 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (47 miles). Id of earthquake: ak20299936. Event ids that are associated: ak20299936. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.1259 West, latitude 69.4689 North, depth = 8.7 km. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:27:38 / 8:27 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/10/18 / 2018-10-29 05:27:38 / October 29, 2018 @ 5:27 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 8.7 km (5 miles).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days fifty-one and in the last 365 days five hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 76 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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