A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 64 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (40 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -144.1627° West, 69.5823° North, depth 0 km. Global time and date of event 30/10/18 / 2018-10-30 06:51:27 / October 30, 2018 @ 6:51 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: ak20304240. Unique identifier: ak20304240. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:51:27 / 9:51 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days fourty-nine and in the last 365 days five hundred and eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 64 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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