A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 68 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.7 km (0 miles). The temblor was detected at 15:21:18 / 3:21 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20307512, us2000i50l. Unique identifier: ak20307512. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/11/18 / 2018-11-01 00:21:18 / November 1, 2018 @ 12:21 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -144.0648 West, latitude 69.498 North, depth = 0.7 km.
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 three, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days fifty and in the last 365 days five hundred and eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 68 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska.
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