A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 67 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska (42 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/11/18 / 2018-11-02 14:02:23 / November 2, 2018 @ 2:02 pm. The temblor was picked up at 05:02:23 / 5:02 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0 km (0 miles). Id of earthquake: ak20313166. Event ids that are associated: ak20313166. Exact location, longitude -144.262° West, latitude 69.5635° North, depth = 0 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days fifty-one and in the last 365 days five hundred and eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 67 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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